It’s a quiet morning for Egypt in the foreign press, aside from Egypt’s efforts to help restore peace in Gaza. The one story worth noting comes from the New York Times as it looks at Egyptian efforts to help treat hepatitis C across the continent after it managed to reduce the prevalence of the virus at home to 0.4%, putting it on track to become the first country to eliminate the virus.

Meanwhile, New Arab claims that Starbucks has reportedly laid off staff in Egypt after feeling the pinch of a consumer boycott seen as supporting Israel. The story’s claim hinges on one anonymous source with no firsthand knowledge of the scale of the purported job losses.

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