Also worth noting in brief this morning:

• Last month’s stabbing attack in Hurghada has not scared off German tourists, and bookings have “held up well” since, despite a minor drop directly after the incident, according to German tourism portal FVW.
• The comrades at Socialist Worker magazine say that the 14-day strike by textile workers in Mahalla was an impressive display of workers’ organization and resilience in the face of the regime.
• MP Samir Aliwa was interviewed by Sputnik on the importance of Russian-Egyptian military drills ahead of the joint Defenders of Friendship-2017 counterterrorism exercises.
• “Traffic accidents are common in Egypt” due to “poorly maintained” roads, says Echo of India — of all things — in a story about a bus-truck collision yesterday that killed 14 and injured 42 on the Cairo-Beni Suef highway.
• An Ancient Egyptian exhibition at Milan’s Museum of Culture will showcase Pharaoh Amenhotep II from 13 September to 7 January, says ANSAMed.