Human rights dominates the conversation in the foreign press

Two stories are dominating the conversation on Egypt in the international press this morning:

#1- US military aid: The Biden administration’s decision to hand Egypt the bulk of its human rights-conditioned military aid is getting a lot of attention. We have more in this morning’s news well, above.(Associated Press | Reuters | AFP | New York Times | Washington Post | Wall Street Journal | CNN | Axios | Al Monitor)

#2- Hisham Kassem jailed: Prominent newspaper publisher and political activist Hisham Kassem was sentenced to six months in jail yesterday on charges of slander and verbal assault. Kassem, the former publisher of Cairo Times and Al Masry Al Youm, will serve three months for allegedly insulting a former minister and three months for verbally assaulting policemen after his arrest. Kassem earlier this year founded the opposition coalition El Tayar El Hurr to participate in the upcoming presidential election process. (Associated Press | Reuters | AFP | Wall Street Journal | The National)