This morning in the foreign press: This week’s presidential election is dominating coverage as voters prepare to head to polling stations across the country. (Reuters | AFP | CNN | Deutsche Welle | Africa News)

Also getting attention:

  • The FT is plugging Siwa as one of the world’s best hidden gems to visit in 2024:Historian William Dalrymple gets the Siwa Oasis onto the Financial Times’ list of the year’s best travel discoveries.
  • Reuterstakes a deep dive into our economic challenges, as the country battles FX shortages, high inflation, and the effects of the war in Gaza ahead of a widely anticipated EGP float later this month.