On another blessedly quiet morning for Egypt in the foreign press, a handful of headlines to skim:

  • Halan founder Mounir Nakhla talks to CNN’s African Startup about how the ride-hailing app is reaching Egypt’s “underserved communities” (watch, runtime: 2:35)
  • CNN Travel is taking note of a recently unearthed shaft at Saqqara’s Sacred Animals Necropolis.
  • MPs are calling for stricter controls on video sharing apps following the arrest of a belly dancer and a TikTok influencer on charges of debauchery,Reuters reported.