This morning in the foreign press: Local brands get a boost amid BDS support in Egypt. Local soft drinks are fast replacing brands like Pepsi and Coca-Cola which are believed by some consumers to have voiced support for Israel, amid the snowballing boycott movement in Egypt, the National reports. “There have been many other boycotts of various imported products over the years … but in my 40 years in the business, I haven’t seen people this committed,” one shopkeeper tells the news outlet.

ALSO- Ramses II exhibition in Sydney is the national museum’s largest in 200 years:‘Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs’ launched this weekend at Australia’s oldest museum, being valued at over USD 1.6 bn and having already pre-sold over 100k tickets ahead of the opening. (The Guardian | Al Monitor)

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