Egyptian diplomacy at home and abroad is topping coverage of the country in the international press this morning: The government’s efforts to forge a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and restart peace talks between Ramallah and Tel Aviv is everywhere. We have more in this morning’s news well, above.

Elsewhere: The Associated Press says Egypt is banking on newly-discovered pharaonic treasures to help drag tourism out of the covid-19 induced slump.