Egypt in the News: Egyptian-directed film Amira pulled from Oscars submissions

Egyptian director Mohamed Diab’s Amira made headlines over the weekend after the Jordnanian Royal Film Commission pulled the film as its Oscar submission after being met with “great controversy.” The film aims to highlight the struggles of the Palestinian people but instead tells the story of children conceived by smuggling sperm from Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The story is getting ink everywhere from Variety to Hollywood Reporter.

Also making headlines:

• French archeological missions are back in Egypt: Following hiatus because of the pandemic, French archeological missions in Egypt have resumed. (France24)
• Reuters and the New York Times have coverage of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ annual report.