Egypt Seeks Six-Party Talks to Revive Renaissance Dam Negotiations

Egypt has requested a six-party meeting to revive negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, according to Thursday’s press roundup. The summary gave no date for the proposed talks.

Domestic political coverage included reports of oversight inquiries into appointees to parliament. Separately, a source said the health insurance law would not be issued before being presented to parliament.

In the energy sector, an official source said the petroleum sector was not a party to private companies’ gas imports. The statement drew a distinction between the sector’s role and the import activities of private businesses.

Security reporting cited sources as saying that the two perpetrators of the attack on a hotel housing judges were Egyptians who were not from Sinai. A separate headline attributed to Naim the assertion that Russia knew who had brought down the aircraft, without providing supporting details.

Health coverage also highlighted a new method of hepatitis C testing for people seeking work in Arab countries. The roundup did not specify how the method differed from existing tests or when it would be introduced.