On a slow news day for Egypt this morning, wire pickups of the visits to Egypt by SaudiArabia’s foreign minister and Hamas’ Gaza top leadership led coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning. All note past tensions with both parties, namely the Aramco cuts from Saudi Arabia, and the cooling of ties with Hamas since 2013 and the latter’s desire to mend relations with the government while denouncing its affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood.

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