This morning in the foreign press: The body of the Egyptian soldier who was killed during anexchange of fire at the Egypt-Israel border on Saturday has been returned to Egypt, reports Al Arabiya. The Israeli media released the identity of the 22 year-old from Cairo, whose name is Mohamed Salah Ibrahim. A joint investigation between Israel and Egypt authorities to establish the events of the incident is underway.

Details remain unclear: Israel has said that Salah was responsible for killing the Israeli soldiers while the Egyptian Armed Forces said the officer crossed the border to chase suspected narcotics smugglers.

ALSO- Restoring historic Cairo:Reuters picks up the news that the 13th century Al Zhahir Baybars mosque in North Cairo reopened on Monday following a 13-year, USD 7.68 mn restoration co-funded with Kazakhstan.

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