Napoleon’s Egypt campaign is still making headlines

Egypt’s efforts to extend the truce in Gaza are leading the conversation in the foreign press this morning, which we dive into in this morning’s War Watch, above.

Also making headlines:

#1- The mystery of the Sphinx’s missing nose: Ridley Scott’s Napoleon — currently in cinemas — has reopened the conversation on the French emperor’s campaign in Egypt and whether or not he shot the Sphinx’s nose off. (New York Times)

#2- More on the Menendez saga: The Washington Post published an investigative piece looking into the co-defendant in US Senator Robert Menendez’s case, Egyptian-American businessman Wael Hana’s and his deep ties to Egyptian higher ups. (Washington Post)