It’s another very slow day for Egypt in the international press — not that we’re complaining.
A tongue of gold: Mummies with solid gold tongues were unearthed last week at the Quweisna necropolis in Menoufia governorate, according to a Tourism Ministry statement. The news is making headlines at the Times, the Independent, and the New York Post, among others.
MEANWHILE- Reuters and the AP are picking up the news that Saudi Arabia will extend its USD 5 bn deposit at the Central Bank of Egypt (more on that above).