Leading the conversation on Egypt in the international press: New Jersey senator Robert Menendez has temporarily stepped down as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee after being indicted for allegedly accepting bribes to covertly aid Egypt and help a friend sidestep criminal charges. Menendez rejects the charges and claims that prosecutors have “misrepresented the normal work of a Congressional office.” (Associated Press | Reuters | AFP | New York Times | Washington Post | Wall Street Journal | Politico | The National)

Also making headlines: Egypt to ship renewably-generated power to the UK: The UK is set to be one of the beneficiaries of planned electricity interconnections between Egypt and Europe, which will export power generated from Egypt’s wind and solar plants across the Mediterranean. (The Telegraph)

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