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Monday, 18 March 2019

Egypt in the News on 18 March

It’s another quiet news morning for Egypt in the international press. Among the very few pieces worth a skim today:

  • Another notch in the belt: Chinese state media organ Xinhua is bigging up its work in the new administrative capital as a “landmark” for the country’s Belt and Road Initiative.
  • Whining about football: Egyptian Premier League Chairman Amer Hussein is complaining that Egypt is hosting the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the “hardest season in the history of Egyptian football,” in an interview with AFP.
  • Rainbow Chili Peppers: Reports that security at the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert on Friday were checking for LGBT rainbow flags got some attention in the foreign press.
  • Support for Bashir: Egypt’s concerns about lawlessness and the rise of Islamist militancy in Sudan is driving its support for President Omar Al Bashir, despite him having brought neither peace nor prosperity to his country, The National says.

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