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Monday, 15 October 2018

Court upholds death sentence for three charged with running Ansar al-Sharia

An Egyptian court upheld death sentences yesterday for three people accused of establishing and running the terrorist group known as Ansar al-Sharia, Reuters reports. The story is topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press on what is otherwise a very slow news morning.

Other headlines worth a moment of your time:

  • Chinese investments in Egypt are “mutually beneficial” and will not overburden Egypt with debt, Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said, Reuters reports.
  • TUI, the world’s largest charter airline operator, could begin servicing more Egyptian destinations once it completes its plan to upgrade its fleet, Bloomberg says.
  • Egypt is trying to revive its once-booming cotton industry, which has been struggling to keep up with international competition, AFP reports.
  • New Cairo suffers from poor infrastructure despite expensive property prices, with residents complaining of issues such as water shortages, sewage leaks, and poor hospital facilities, Arab News says.
  • Israel appears to be giving a chance to UN and Egypt efforts to broker a truce with Hamas, despite meddling from Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas, Asharq Al Awsat says.
  • Egyptian filmmakers could start rolling out spy and war movies after Israel’s adaptation of the ‘The Angel’ renewed interest in the genre, Ahmed Mattarek writes for Al-Monitor.

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