{"id":642367,"date":"2017-08-13T03:59:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T03:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/08\/13\/alexandria-train-accident-tops-coverage-of-egypt-in-the-foreign-press\/"},"modified":"2017-08-13T03:59:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T03:59:48","slug":"alexandria-train-accident-tops-coverage-of-egypt-in-the-foreign-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/08\/13\/alexandria-train-accident-tops-coverage-of-egypt-in-the-foreign-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandria train accident tops coverage of Egypt in the foreign press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topping coverage of Egypt in the international press this morning are wire <\/strong>pickups of the Alexandria train accident that killed 42<\/strong>. Start with coverage from the New York Times\u2019 Declan Walsh<\/a>. The incident has brought the spotlight back to Egypt\u2019s sordid history with train deadly accidents. Publications have also been running social media reactions and images of the train crash.<\/p>\n

A gold appears to be behind the most recent flare up between Sudan and Egypt over the <\/strong>Halayeb triangle<\/strong>, writes Keiichi Honma for Japan News<\/a>. He points to the announcement by the Sisi administration of the existence of 18 high quality gold mines as causing a sense of consternation in Khartoum over Egyptian moves to develop the area. It is unlikely that Sudan could hope to gain something from the dispute as it lacks the political capital or will to press Egypt hard enough on its claim, which it has maintained since independence in 1956, says Honma.<\/p>\n

Also worth noting in brief this morning:<\/p>\n