This morning’s Times, Guardian, Independent, Financial Times, Independent i and the online editions of the Telegraph, Express and BBC all cover the announcement yesterday of the finding of an investigation by Bulgarian authorities into a bus bombing in the Black Sea resort of Burgas, which took place in July, killing five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian. The investigation concluded that the attack was carried out by Hezbollah. All reports include the response of various world leaders including Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and each article comments that the findings will increase pressure on the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.

Meanwhile, the Telegraph, Financial Times and the online editions of the Independent and BBC cover the White House announcement that US President Obama will make his first Presidential visit to Israel in March, during a trip to the region. The reports speculate that the visit will aim to improve the apparent frosty relationship between Obama and Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu while at the same kick starting stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. However, the Independent online report claims that weekly discussions are already taking place between senior Israeli negotiator Yitzhak Molcho and his Palestinian counterpart Saeb Erekat.

The online editions of the Times, Telegraph, Financial Times and Independent all cover the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Egypt, who arrives yesterday in Cairo for an Islamic summit. It is the first visit of an Iranian leader to Egypt since the two countries broke off diplomatic ties in the wake of Egypt’s 1979 peace treaty with Israel. Although Ahmadinejad spoke of his hope for “a new starting point in relations” between the two countries during a brief meeting with Egypt’s President Morsi, most reports play down any prospects of a restoration of ties, with Iran and Egypt split on key issues such as the Syrian civil war.

The Israeli media focuses on President Obama’s impending visit to the country. Haaretz calls it an “urgent” visit, while Maariv says that Obama will “press for the resumption of the peace process” and Makor Rishon describes it as “a good will gesture visit to Israel.” Although the official statements from the White House did not mention the peace process or the Palestinians, Nadav Eyal writes in Maariv this morning that Obama “intends to give a push…to renew the peace process and to create an actionable plan for a final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.” On that note, Eitan Haber warns in Yediot Ahronot that it is “out of the question from Israel’‎s perspective to send him [Obama] back home to Washington empty-handed.”

The other major story this morning is yesterday’s festive opening of the nineteenth Knesset, which features particularly prominently in Yediot Ahronot, Haaretz and Makor Rishon. Writing in Yediot Ahronot, Sima Kadmon warns that the 48 new members of Knesset may soon find that despite yesterday’s festivities, “the smiles are replaced by curses” as parliamentary business gets underway. Meanwhile, Maariv reports that Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman is working towards blocking Yesh Atid’s entry into the coalition and is instead demanding that ultra-Orthodox parties are admitted into the government.