The Times of Israel Egyptians harrumph over photo of Netanyahu, Egypt FM watching Euro final Egyptians military officials denied on Tuesday that Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watched the Euro 2016 soccer final late Sunday in Jerusalem where the two had met earlier during a formal visit by the Egyptian official. The Prime Minister's Office had posted a photo of the two looking at a television screen broadcasting the Portugal-France final game on Sunday, which Portugal won 1-0. "They did not watch the game together. They simply walked by a TV and Netanyahu wanted to see the score," said Ahmed Aby Zayed, a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. "Netanyahu brought a cameraman to record everything that was happening. The Egyptian foreign minister doesn't watch soccer games during a formal and important visit such as this," he added, according to Ynet. Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptians-harrumph-over-photo-of-netanyahu-egypt-fm-watching-euro-final/ Sputnik Egypt Fulfills 85% of Russia's Demands on Aviation Safety After A321 Crash Egypt fulfilled 85 percent of Russia's demands regarding aviation safety in order to resume flights, speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ali Abdel Aal said on Wednesday. Egyptian tourism industry has been hit hard after a number of countries, including Russia and the United Kingdom, suspended flights to Egypt over safety concerns after the aircraft crash. "It would be a great sign, if flights between Moscow and Cairo resumed," Abdel Aal stated, adding that Egypt's prosecutor general is expected to visit Moscow in the end of July to discuss the issue of aviation security in the Arab country. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160713/1042875291/russia-egypt-crash-safety.html Hurriyet Daily News Turkey's normalization with Egypt not so easy Since he came to power in late May, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has been quite vocal about mending ties with all countries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, including Israel, Russia, Egypt and Iraq. "From now on we will improve our friendships with all countries surrounding the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. We will keep our disagreements at a minimum," said Yıldırım in an address to his Justice and Development Party's (AKP) "Politics Academy" on July 11, citing the "many reasons" that oblige Turkey to normalize its ties with neighboring countries. The process has begun with Israel, as years-long negotiations finally yielded an agreement for the two countries to break the ice on June 28. They continued with Russia on the same day, as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a letter to President Vladimir Putin to express Turkey's deep sorrow over the shooting down of a Russian warplane last year. This normalization campaign is now expected to continue with Egypt as well, after Prime Minister Yıldırım implied that minister-level talks could be carried out for trade and economic cooperation. This would be a way to avoid leader-to-leader dialogue between Turkish President Erdoğan and Egyptian President Abdelfettah al-Sisi. Read more: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-normalization-with-egypt-not-so-easy-.aspx?pageID=449&nID=101533&NewsCatID=429
