Suicide judge case will be on international media’s radar today

The suicide while in custody of the secretary-general of the Maglis El Dowla is the leading news item on Egypt, complete with the use of quote marks around “kills himself” (BBC) and “hanged himself” (Al Jazeera). Most major news outlets are picking up wire copy, particularly from Reuters). That could change in the days ahead: Yesterday was a national holiday in the US and UK, so look for the English language press to take the story of a test drive. We wouldn’t be surprised to if Ibrahim Eissa going off the air were to similarly become grist for the mill.