It’s also a slow morning for Egypt in the international press (not that we’re complaining), with perhaps the most notable piece being Patrick Werr’s piece for the UAE’s The National on the so-called automotive directive, which offers domestic auto assemblers protection from what they have called “unfair” Turkish, Moroccan and European Union imports in return for their going further up the value chain into manufacturing. Werr argues against the measure, which he said will ultimately “benefit a tiny group of businessmen at the expense of consumers and the country as a whole,” declaring that, “this is classic infant industry theory, a concept that has long been discredited, no less than in Egypt’s very own automobile industry.”

Elsewhere: Oren Kessler’s look at “Egypt’s Unlikely Ardor for Trump” in Foreign Affairs (registration required) is certainly worth a read. Kessler argues that Hillary Clinton was never the pro-Ikhwan enemy of Egypt she was made out to be but, at the end of the day, notes: “For Cairo, Clinton would have brought a continuation—or even exacerbation—of Obama-era bad blood. But Trump’s apparent positions, when taken together, made him a near-ideal candidate. U.S. policymakers seeking smoother diplomatic, security, and strategic ties with Egypt can thus take heart. Those hoping the White House will continue to pressure its ally on civil rights and the rule of law may well be in for disappointment.”

Also notable this morning: The defense and foreign affairs editor of London’s Telegraph takes to the Wall Street Journal to write a guest op-ed on “Britain’s Muslim Brotherhood Whitewash,” one of the more refreshing looks at the story we’ve seen in the Western press. Elsewhere in the Journal, we learn that the former Egyptian consulate in San Francisco is on the market for USD 22 mn and is “one of the city’s most expensive residential properties.” Egypt bought the property back in the 1960. Tarek Amer looks forward to your deposit, ladies and gents of the foreign service. (Friends of served at the consulate: May we feel nostalgic on your behalf?)