It’s was a wonderfully quiet holiday long weekend for Egypt in the international press, with the top story this morning being the government’s decision to return the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia. You can check out coverage from the Reuters, or see how it is playing in the UK (the Guardian), Iran (PressTV) or Israel (Haaretz, which relies on the AP).

Also making news this morning: Ongoing pickups of the New Year’s Eve decision to begin handing over to families the remains of the 66 passengers and crew who died in the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo last year.

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