The eyes of the foreign press are firmly trained elsewhere this morning, with only two noteworthy pieces to speak of. First, Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass told ABC News that a 3,000 year-old sculpture of Tutankhamun’s head due to be sold by Christie’s next month was looted from Luxor’s Karnak Temple. The bust is expected to fetch around GBP 4 mn in the auction, but Hawass — the former Antiquities Minister — is demanding that the artifact is returned to Egypt.

Please do not let The Donald’s beef with China affect Afcon: Huawei’s plans to showcase 5G in Egypt for the African Cup of Nations is part of a concerted effort to lock in African market share amid ongoing tensions between China and the US, AFP reports.

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