Egypt in the News on 9 February 2021

Human rights and the Arab Spring have captured the attention of the foreign press this morning: Human Rights Watch is criticizing the stalled investigations and unfair treatment of witnesses in the Fairmont [redacted] case, while Qantara accuses European governments not doing enough to pressure Egypt on human rights issues. Meanwhile, the Guardian and the BBC are both out with more pieces on the 25 January Revolution as we approach tomorrow’s 10-year anniversary of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

Mayar Sherif’s historic victory at the Australian open yesterday is also getting attention: BBC | Reuters | CNN.