It’s a mixed bag for mentions of Egypt in the foreign press this morning. The Associated Press and the Times of Israel are both covering the results of Israel’s investigation into the killing of three of its soldiers at the Egypt-Israel border earlier this month. The Israeli military is disciplining three officers after finding security lapses at the border including an unlocked gate.
Also making headlines:
- The New York Times has a feature on our political climate amid the National Dialogue and in the run-up to the presidential election.
- Spanish newspaper El Pais spotlights the struggles of thousands of newly arrived Sudanese citizens to integrate into Egyptian society.
- Plans for a Cemetery of the Immortalsto rehouse some of the tombs displaced in the renovation of Cairo’s City of the Dead get ink in the National.
- Road accident leaves 15 dead: A speeding minibus crashed into the back of a parked truck in southern Egypt yesterday, causing the deaths of at least 15 people, authorities said. (AP)