The Wall Street Journal is blowing the flight suspension out of proportion: Egypt’s tourism industry will suffer a heavy blow because British Airways suspended flights to Cairo for a week, Jared Malsin claims in the Wall Street Journal. The news will apparently “taint the view of potential tourists who will be left wondering what further security risks exist,” a risk analyst tells the newspaper, clearly excited by his own hyperbole.

Other stories worth a moment of your time:

• Israeli-Ethiopian ties: Egyptian analysts are assessing the impact of the increasing ties between Ethiopia and Israel, after claims that three Israeli firms installed an advanced air defense system in May to shield the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. (The Arab Weekly)
• The story of an Egyptian Jew: Clement Behar grew up in the cosmopolitan Cairo of the 1920s and 30s, and later risked his life to release Jewish prisoners during the heightened nationalism and of the 1940s and 50s. (Haaretz)