Other news worth noting

On an otherwise very quiet news day for Egypt, AFP suggests newly discovered gas fields will be a lifeline for Egypt, while Human Rights Watch condemns the arrest of Islamist activists. Haaretz, meanwhile, seems to think that Hazem Beblawy is still prime minister, allowing an op-ed columnist to write that a letter allegedly from “Education Minister Mahmoud Abu Al-Nasr” (Tarek Shawki has held that job since January 2017) shows “Egypt Is Worried That Israel, Jews, and Gays Could Do Harm to Its ‘National Foundations.’”