The discovery of a 2,000 year-old necropolis just south of Cairo is topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning. The site near Minya contains “40 stone sarcophagi, about 1,000 small statues, and a necklace charm,” according to Reuters, which notes that it will take another five years to excavate entirely. The Daily Mail, and USA Today are among those who also carried the story.

The crackdown on dissent and freedoms under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is like a “shadow” that hangs over Egypt, Orla Guerin writes in a lengthy piece for the BBC that is getting wide attention on social media.

Harassment and assault of Egypt’s women is getting some attention from Saudi outlets, of all places, with Lamiaa Elkholy penning a piece for Al Arabiya that has also been picked up by the Saudi Gazette.

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