A UK MP is warning Egypt that it has yet to respond to British lawmakers request to visit ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in prison, Anadolu reports. MP Crispin Blunt said that Morsi “is not an ordinary prisoner” and that his allegedly deteriorating health condition lead to “wider consequences.” A group of British parliamentarians had petitioned the Egyptian government last week to review the conditions of Morsi’s detention.

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• Egyptian authorities are investigating two religious officials for lashing out at footballer Mohamed Salah during a mosque sermon, according to Gulf News.
• National football team coach Hector Cuper is concerned that Ramadan will interfere with Egypt’s preparations for the World Cup, the AP’s Hamza Hendawi reports.