It’s a busy morning for Egypt in the foreign press, with Reuters covering allegations that Egypt received an Israel-bound arms shipment, which the Transport Ministry was quick to deny, explaining that the shipment had been intended for and received by the Military Production Ministry. The Egyptian military in a separate statement made it clear that there is no kind of cooperation between it and the Israeli army.

More claims invalidated: Reuters quotes two unnamed Egyptian officials dismissing Israeli claims that the Israeli military had shot a drone coming in from Egypt attempting to smuggle in weapons to Israel.

AND- Bloomberg is out with a piece on the successful battle to rid Egypt of malaria, with the outlet noting the significance of Egypt’s designation by the World Health Organization as malaria-free. The outlet notes that Egypt is only the third country in the region and the first since 2010 to receive the designation.

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