Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning are wire pickups of the debate in the House of Representatives on the agreement to hand Tiran and Sanafir over to Saudi Arabia. The stories take a doom and gloom tack, suggesting that the ratification of the treaty (which Hamza Hindawi writes for the AP is a foregone conclusion in the AP) could ignite protests, et cetera.

Freedom of speech NGO the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, founded by high-profile human rights lawyer Gamal Eid, used the occasion to condemn what it alleges is the Egyptian government’s silencing of dissent when it comes to the issue. The statement was picked up by All Africa.

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