Also worth noting in brief:

• Amnesty international called for an independent inquiry into the death of 43-year-old Gamal Aweida in Egyptian police custody.
• Al Monitor’s Ahmed Aleem says the Egyptian government’s success in its initial public offering of state-owned companies will depend on the mechanism, but “cannot be described as economic reform but rather as financial reform.”
• A visit to the US in June by a delegation of Egyptian parliamentarians bodes well forEgyptian-US relations, Sasha Toperich writes for HuffPost.
• “Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have sown the wind. Now they will reap the whirlwind.Their attack on Qatar further destabilized the Middle East, unsettling several of Washington’s closest allies… [Qatar] has little incentive to yield, while [Saudi Arabia and the UAE] face humiliation if they abandon their claims,” Forbes contributor Doug Bandow suggests.
• The Irish press is noting the death of Irish freediver Stephen Keenan in Dahab while attempting to rescue another diver, calling him a hero.
• Although the stigma has faded away, belly dancers have not yet reclaimed their status of refined artistry as featured in old Egyptian movies, Lamiaa Elkholy writes for Al Arabiya English.