Politics is on the agenda in the foreign press this morning: The new raft of financial supp ort measures announced by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday “leaves little doubt he will seek a third term” in the upcoming presidential elections, the National’s Hamza Hendawi writes. Meanwhile, AFP reports that opposition coalition El Tayar El Hurr will no longer nominate a presidential candidate after its potential nominee, Hisham Kassem, was this week sentenced to six months in prison for alleged libel and verbal assault.

Also making headlines:

  • S hark attack in the Red Sea: An Egyptian woman was injured in a shark attack in Dahab on Wednesday. (The National)
  • Egyptian villages mourn relatives lost in Libyan floods: At least 74 young men from the same Egyptian village died in the recent devastating floods in Libya, where they had traveled for work. (BBC | Associated Press)
  • Families are struggling to cover the soaring price of school supplies as the new academic year gets underway. (The National)
  • Egypt reopens restored Ottoman mosque: The government has inaugurated the newly-restored 16th century Ottoman Sariya mosque in Cairo citadel. (Reuters)
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