Other coverage worth noting in brief:

  • We need to learn the lessons of Sadat’s failed 1977 economic reform drive, writesAbdellatif El-Menawy for Arab News in a piece very much worth a read this morning.
  • US Senator Marco Rubio is using Egypt to raise his profile as a human rights defender in the era of Trump, The UK Progressive Reports.
  • It’s been four months since Nahed Lashin, the first female mayor of Al Sharqiyah,has gone missing. Al Monitor looks into the mystery surrounding her disappearance.
  • Smokers are likely to cut consumption amid rising prices, possibly leading to a 5-10% sales drop for the producers, Menna A. Farouk writes for Al-Monitor.
  • Is the Egyptian justice system discrediting itself with quick rulings on death sentences? The Daily Star asks the question.
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