Top Headlines
Egyptian pound strengthens as foreign investors return
Egypt shows early signs of economic turnaround
Police seals shut Al-Nadeem Centre for victims of violence and torture
Egypt’s Al-Azhar entirely rejects proposal to end verbal divorce
Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway remove travel restrictions to Egypt’s South Sinai
US Congress delegation visiting Egypt meets President Al-Sisi and Defense Minister
Main Headlines
Monday
Egyptian army kills 14 militants in a raid in central Sinai
Egypt court designates ‘Popular Resistance’ group as a terrorist organization
Sudan president accuses Egypt of backing Sudanese opposition figures
Some imprisoned Brotherhood members issue ‘declaration of repentance,’ and request pardon
Future of Egypt’s Dostour Party is uncertain amid internal conflict
Egyptian contractors to build ministerial district in new capital after failed Chinese deal
Tuesday
Foreign investment in Egyptian treasuries doubles in January
Egypt says it backs Trump’s media criticism
Italy says cooperation on Regeni case is ‘essential’ to relations with Egypt
Expatriate workers sent $4.6 billion to Egypt in the fourth quarter of 2017
Government closes British international school in New Cairo
Police raid unlicensed cafes in Cairo’s Heliopolis after customer was killed amid bill dispute
Wednesday
Egypt to issue $1 billion one-year dollar-denominated treasury bill
Undersea cable aims to link electricity grids of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece with the rest of Europe
Germany’s Merkel to visit Egypt in March, says ambassador in Berlin to visit Egypt in March
No tension in relations with Saudi Arabia: Egypt’s FM Shoukry
Thursday
Egyptian pound strengthens as foreign investors return
Islamic State in Sinai claims it fired rockets at Eilat
Thomas Cook says demand picking up again for holidays in Egypt
Police seals shut Al-Nadeem Center for victims of violence and torture
The Muslim Brotherhood says Washington will not make decision against the group
Hamas blames Israel for Gaza tunnel attack; report claim it was Egypt
UAE’s Dana Gas freezes Egypt investments over debts
Friday
Egypt’s Al-Azhar entirely rejects proposal to end verbal divorce
Egypt and Saudi are not under consideration for travel ban: US Secretary of Homeland Security
Denmark lifts ban on travel to Egypt
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 3 days
Saturday
Egypt’s annual inflation rises to 29.6 %
Al-Azhar decision on verbal divorce came after ‘in-depth study’: Senior scholar
President’s top advisors visit gold-rich area after reports on illegal exploration
Sunday
US dollar at LE17.65 in Egyptian banks
Two fugitives killed in shootout with police near Cairo
Cabinet reshuffle delayed is delayed to Tuesday
Egypt’s finance minister expects surging inflation to peak by the end of the 1st quarter by the end of the first quarter of this year
Egypt’s defense minister discusses combatting Terror with US congress delegation
Top court commissioners prepare report on Red Sea islands ruling
Over 50 Egyptian politicians call for release of prisoner of conscience
Egyptian parliament’s ethics committee recommends MP El-Sadat to be stripped of membership
Good Reports
Inflows, Inflation and IMF: Egypt’s economic overhaul in charts. Ahmed Feteha and Ahmed Nematallah
Al-Nadim Center’s latest report on oppression in Egypt
Egyptian exports to Gaza signal better ties with Hamas. Nidal Al-Mughrabi
Hamas, Islamic State resume close cooperation despite pressure from Cairo despite pressure from Cairo. Avi Issacharoff
‘The death road’: A young Syrian mother’s journey smuggled from Sudan to Egypt. Will Worley
How far is Egypt willing to go to have strong grip on media? Khalid Hassan
Egyptian government escalates attack on secure communication on secure communication. Mada Masr
The Red Monastery: Egypt’s last Byzantine monument. Karoline Kamel
Good Read
The Brotherhood must not be seen as moderates. Hassan Hassan and Ola Salem
‘Generation Revolution’: Why the youth was not enough in Egypt. Thanassis Cambanis
From Twitter
Israel's border fence with Sinai cost $3 million per mile https://t.co/dgYclSLhjT
— Oren Kessler (@OrenKessler) February 6, 2017
Pro-MB channel airs alleged telecon between Egypt FM and Israeli official discussing Red Sea islands swap deal with Saudi https://t.co/VFHKGntSl1
— The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh) February 10, 2017
I just can't avoid making a link between the reemergence of leaks and the recent laying off of General Intel officers by Sisi. #Egypt
— The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh) February 11, 2017
5. Muslim Brotherhood is not a non-violent Islamist entity. It's mother of Hamas. It persecutes Copts & others in Egypt. It hails suicide.
— Julie Lenarz (@MsJulieLenarz) February 9, 2017
I understand legal complexity of a ban of M. Brotherhood. I reject,however, defending a sick bigoted group on basis of freedom of expression
— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) February 12, 2017
Dear @nytimes: I pray 5 times, fast Ramadan and support the poor, but reject the Brotherhood. So how would classify me? bad Muslim? Grade2?
— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) February 9, 2017
#Egypt – authorities close down premises of El Nadeem Center, NGO working to provide support for victims of torture https://t.co/sDL5uW43Sw pic.twitter.com/PdKIng5Qgy
— Front Line Defenders (@FrontLineHRD) February 9, 2017
A must read analysis and reflections on the shameful closure of El Nadeem Center in Egypt. https://t.co/MAW4nOQOEy
— Nancy Okail (@NancyGEO) February 11, 2017
Terrorism deaths, 2015.
Iraq: 6932
Afghanistan: 5292
Nigeria: 4886
Pakistan: 1081
Egypt: 656
India: 289
Philippines: 258
(US State Dept.)
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) February 9, 2017
'You made people happy,' Sisi tells #Egypt football team – Africa Cup of Nations 2017 https://t.co/l9yNNVFBSF
— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) February 6, 2017
#WomeninScience go back 5,000 years to ancient Egypt where Merit-Ptah served as chief physician. There's a crater named after her on Venus. pic.twitter.com/8pXowPY9AS
— Andrew Rader (@marsrader) February 11, 2017
'World's heaviest woman' flown from Egypt to India for surgery https://t.co/J7ZpqZibuz pic.twitter.com/WVrrsJRbZR
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 11, 2017
Early tourists clambered to the top of Egypt's pyramids in fancy dresses and suits https://t.co/TEPiFwetTF pic.twitter.com/IL5N4bHsX4
— John Rampton (@johnrampton) February 12, 2017
Paul Strand, Waterwheel and Colossi, Gurna, Egypt, 1959. pic.twitter.com/8tzkFjiGxc
— Moreno Gemmiti (@GemmitiMoreno) February 11, 2017
Travel
Captivated by Egypt since childhood, a traveler finally visits the Great Pyramid. Washington Post
Plus
Egypt Air adds new next-generation Boeing to its fleet
FIFA rankings: Egypt top Africa for the first time in seven years
‘Monumental’ building complex discovered at Qantir in Egypt’s Nile Delta
Finally here are prayers for Egypt
