Leading the international conversation on Egypt this morning: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s visit to Cairo yesterday for talks with Sameh Shoukry. We have the full story in this morning’s Diplomacy, below. (AP | Reuters | AFP | Bloomberg | The National | Al Arabiya)

Asset sales in Egypt face challenges: Analysts talking to Reuters say that the new state ownership document gives the government plenty of wiggle room to hold back from far-reaching privatization and could lead it to maintain control over a substantial portion of the economy.

AND- The Pyramids of Giza grace the cover of Time Magazineafter the magazine named Giza and Saqqara among the world’s greatest places in 2023. (Time Magazine)

Also making headlines:

  • Bayt Yakan in the spotlight: The restoration of the historic Darb Al Ahmar villa into a cultural center by architectural conservationist couple Alaa El Habashi and Ola Said gets a glossy write-up in the New York Times. (NYT)
  • Human rights: Deutsche Welle reports that the sister of imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has restarted her campaign to secure her brother’s release, while the New York Times of a 27-year-old MFA student, now in the US, who was imprisoned for participating in the 2013 protests.
  • Local table tennis champs going for gold: Teenager Hana Goda is Africa’s top table tennis player and one of four Egyptian women in the world top 60 rankings, boosting the sport’s popularity at home. (The Straits Times)
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