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Thursday, 16 June 2022

Huge gas export deal dominates the foreign press

Dominating coverage on Egypt in the foreign press this morning: The gas export agreement signed by Egypt, the EU and Israel yesterday is getting coverage everywhere. (AP | Reuters | Bloomberg | FT | WSJ | Washington Post | Deutsche Welle)

Also making headlines:

  • Lightyear: Al Azhar has issued a statement criticizing Western media and entertainment for depicting LGBTQ+ characters and distributing the content among Muslim societies. (Al Monitor)
  • Egyptian football is in a mess following the shock loss to Ethiopia and the thrashing by South Korea over the past week: There has been confusion over whether or not Coach Ehab Galal was effectively fired after head of the Egyptian Football Association Gamal Allam said the association is looking into replacements live on Ala Mas’ouleety on Tuesday night. (The National)
  • UK celebs call for Alaa Abdel Fattah release: Several celebrities in the UK have urged British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to secure the release of imprisoned, dual-national activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. (The Independent)

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