Killing of Daesh leader in Al Arish tops coverage of Egypt

Coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is dominated by wire pickups of security forces killing a Daesh militant during a raid in North Sinai’s Al Arish. Security forces killed Ahmed Hassan Al-Nashu, a Daesh leader responsible for carrying out terrorist operations and recruiting new members for Ansar Bayt Al Maqdis, according to an Interior Ministry statement. Another militant escaped, the ministry said.