A similarly quiet weekend in the foreign press. Among the few stories of note:

  • Heatwave ruins mango crops: Farmers in Ismailiya have been struggling to grow their mango crops because of an extreme heat wave. You can thank global warming. (Reuters)
  • GERD: Egypt is making overtures to Senegal to get its support on the Grand Ethiopean Renaissance Dam crisis before the west African nation assumes the presidency of the African Union next year. (Al Monitor)
  • Theatre: UK playwright Ben Okri found inspiration in Ancient Egyptian poem The Tale of Sinuhe for his new play tackling immigration. (Financial Times)
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