Top Headlines
- Egypt’s Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma
- Mystery plane carrying gold, weapons, and cash from Cairo lands in Zambia
- Egypt detained a journalist working for a fact-checking platform following its coverage of a plane that was seized in Zambia, then later released.
- Before hundreds of protesters were killed in 2013, Egypt debated less lethal options, report says
- Egypt rejects attack on “blue helmets” in Cyprus
Egyptian Activist Ahmed Douma -via BBC
Main Headlines
Monday
- To raise scarce dollars, Egypt looks to pension plans, draft evaders
- Right groups appeal for justice over 2013 Egypt sit-in killings
- Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine leaders urge cessation of Israeli settlement activities
Tuesday
- Egypt has welcomed seven million tourists in the first half of this year, putting the country on track for its projected 15 million visitors in 2023
- Egypt postpones electricity prices increase for 6 months
Wednesday
- Egyptians smoke 100 billion cigarettes annually, says Eastern Company’s CEO
- Birth rate drops in Egypt to child born every 14 seconds
Thursday
- Egypt to adopt drought tolerant crops to combat water scarcity
Friday
- Mystery plane carrying gold, weapons, and cash from Cairo lands in Zambia
- 6 Egyptian nationals among detainees after private jet bearing cash and weapons seized in Zambia
Saturday
- Egypt’s Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma
- ‘I wish I could say I am happy’ says Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma after release
- Authorities rescue 129 illegal Egyptian immigrants trapped inside bus in Mexico
Sunday
- Egypt expects to begin making use of $500 million provided by the UAE to find wheat imports in January
- Egyptian authorities detained a journalist working for a fact-checking platform following its coverage of a plane that was seized in Zambia
- Newly arrested Egyptian journalist Karim Asaad is freed
- The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) offered treasury bills (T-bills) worth EGP 40 billion through two auctions on Sunday
- Egypt rejects attack on “blue helmets” in Cyprus
Reports
- Egypt blackouts become symbol of malaise a decade after Sisi’s rise. Aidan Lewis and Hatem Maher
- Extreme water stress faced by countries home to quarter of world population. Sandra Laville
- Before hundreds of protesters were killed, Egypt debated less lethal options, a report says. CNN
- Egypt government questioned after Zambia seizes cash, guns on aircraft. Mohamed Amin
From Twitter
Plus
- Secret library in Egypt offered ‘treasure trove’ of early Biblical texts. Joel Day
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