Politics is the overarching theme in the foreign press’ coverage of Egypt this morning. Deutsche Welle picks up on sporadic demonstrations in rural areas in response to what it says are challenging economic conditions, while the Associated Press took note of the start of the trial of alleged serial [redacted] offender Ahmad Bassam Zaki, who was arrested during the summer after confessing to charges of serially blackmailing and abusing a number of women. Al Monitor, meanwhile, notes the recent carrying out of 15 death penalty sentences; 13 of the 15 were members of the terror organization Ajnad Misr.

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