Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press: The new archaeological find of dozens of 2.5k year-old sarcophagi in Saqqara this week: CNN | Associated Press | Daily Mail.

Journalism awards: Cairo-based multimedia reporter Solafa Magdy was one of four recipients of this year’s International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Awards. The Washington Post took note.

Elsewhere, Reuters looks at how the start of the school year has stirred up emotions for a 12-year-old student who lost her father to covid-19 earlier this year.

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