Egypt in the news on 2 September 2018

Apart from Hurghada’s food poisoning-gate, which is dominating coverage of Egypt, it’s all quiet on the foreign coverage front. Other headlines worth noting in brief:

• US Senator John McCain had a significant role in ensuring the release of rights advocate Mohamed Sultan from an Egyptian prison, Sultan writes in an opinion piece to the Washington Post.
• Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is calling on Egypt’s Football Association to resolve its dispute with Mohamed Salah, The Independent reports.