GERD is the biggest story on a slow morning in the foreign press as far as Egypt’s concerned. We have more on this in this morning’s Diplomacy section.

Elsewhere:

  • Human rights: US officials appear to have agreed with Egyptian authorities in 2015 to jail activist Mohamed Soltan after his release by Egypt, according to a leaked document seen by Politico.
  • Culture: Xinhua looks at the ongoing Cairo International Book Fair, which is seeing high turnout despite covid-19 precautions.
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