Topping coverage of Egypt in the international press this morning is US Vice President Mike Pence delaying his Middle East tour to January to attend the US tax vote. Plenty in the foreign press, including the AFP, continue to note that the delay comes amid a wave of anger in the region of the Trump administration’s decision to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Time, however, is running claims that 18 US citizens are imprisoned in Egypt and that trip could be a chance to see them released. “Their families and lawyers are hoping that Pence’s visit provides an opportunity to press the Egyptians for the prisoners’ release, as Trump did when Sisi visited the White House in April,” writes Elizabeth Dias.

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