Rania Al Mashat is in Azerbaijan to participate in UN World Tourism Organization meetings which kick off today. The minister, whose attendance marks the first ministerial visit to Azerbaijan in years, will be a keynote speaker at a panel discussion headlined “Protecting Our Heritage: Social, Cultural and Environmental Sustainability.” Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal dissects the visit (watch, runtime: 02:41).

Assal also highlighted (watch, runtime: 01:46) President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s meeting with the Egyptian national football team yesterday during their preparations ahead of Afcon. The tournament will kick off this Friday, with a match between the Pharaohs and Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile, El Hekaya’s Amr Adib pointed to European economic reports that have praised the EuroAfrica electricity link between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece (watch, runtime: 05:48).

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