There’s no single story dominating the conversation on Egypt this morning. Here are a selection of headlines worth noting:

  • Dior goes Dune at the Pyramids: French luxury fashion house Dior launched its Fall collection against the backdrop of the Giza Pyramids. (GQ)
  • Israel’s ties with Egypt and Jordan may be at risk as the far-right Noam party enters Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government. Party leader Avi Maoz recently attacked plans to build a monument honoring Egyptian soldiers, calling them enemy troops. (Al Monitor)
  • Another archeological discovery, this time in Fayoum: An archeological mission has uncovered a Greco-Roman funerary building as well as a number of mummy portraits in Fayoum. (ABC News)
  • A local campaigner says Egyptian doctors are pushing women to deliver their babies by C-section because the operation is quicker and more lucrative for hospitals than natural births. (BBC)
  • Two foreign tourists were killed when their bus crashed into a lorry on the way to Abu Simbel from Aswan. Five others — including three tourists — were injured. (AP | The National)
  • Swedish-Egyptian filmmaker Tarik Saleh talks about his film Cairo Conspiracy (FKA Boy from Heaven) which won the screenplay award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. (Deadline)
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