Leading the conversation on Egypt internationally this morning: The three British tourists who were declared missing after a diving boat caught fire off the Red Sea coast died in the blaze, tour operator Scuba Travel said in a statement shared with the press. Twelve divers and 14 crew members were rescued from the vessel, which authorities said appears to have caught fire due to an electrical short circuit. The deaths, coming only days after a Russian tourist was killed in a shark attack in Hurghada, have some questioning safety standards in the tourism industry, write the Telegraph and Arab News. (Reuters | The Guardian | The Independent | The Times | Sky News | CNN)

Also making headlines:

  • A wave of arrests of migrants and asylum seekers in Libya has prompted concern from the country’s UN mission. Thousands of Egyptian migrants were deported on foot across the land border back to Egyptlast week. (Reuters)
  • Moustafa Bassiouni, a photo assistant and driver who worked with the Associated Press Cairo bureau for nearly three decades, has died after suffering a heart attack. (AP)
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