Other headlines worth a brief glimpse this morning include:

  • “Reducing Egypt's debts to foreign oil companies is part of petroleum minister Molla's strategy to attract further energy investment,” says Petroleum Economist (paywall).
  • The City Always Wins is receiving yet another glowing write-up, this time on the salmon-colored pages of the Financial Times.
  • Two years since the opening of the USD 8.2 bn New Suez Canal, the debate on its actual economic benefits continues to be waged, writes Shounaz Mekky for Arab News.
  • Amnesty International is saying that Egypt’s security forces “forcibly disappeared” a school teacher back in April, something the Interior Ministry had previously denied.
  • Take a look if you must at HuffPost’s latest attempt to attack the supposed “despotic” nature of Arab rulers. It veers from Orientalism to outright racism.
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