Middle East coverage in the UK media today is dominated by the victory of Mohammed Morsi in Egypt’s presidential elections. The Times editorial refers to the victory as a “Landmark for the Arab world.” The Daily Mail notes that the Foreign Office described Morsi’s victory as “the least bad result.” The paper also asks “Is the Arab spring turning into Arab winter?” The Telegraph includes a profile of the new president as well as an analysis piece arguing that “Democracy prevails, except no one knows who is in charge.” The Guardian reports from Tahrir square. In Israel news, the Telegraph reports on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s threat to Hamas if it continues to fire rockets into southern Israel. The Guardian features a profile on the city of Acre. The Independent profiles the case of African refugees in Tel Aviv, under the title “Outcasts in the promised land.” The Guardian previews a reception to be held later today in Parliament for families bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families. In other regional news, BBC and Telegraph online note NATO will discuss the shooting down of a Turkish military plane by Syria over the weekend.

On Saturday, the Financial Times reflects the concerns of Egyptians, irrespective of who is declared the winner of the presidential contest. The Guardian has a short piece by Reuters, noting a “Palestinian militant… a member of pro- Al Qida fringe Salafist Islamic group which Israel blamed in part for a cross border attack from Egypt’s Sinai that killed an Israeli man on Monday” was killed and others injured by an Israeli air strike after rockets were fired into southern Israel. The Telegraph carries analysis by Charles Moore on Obama’s foreign policy with specific attention to the Middle East. The Financial Times, House & Home section profiles Palestinian businessman Munib R al-Masri’s mansion outside of Nablus. The Guardian reviews a book on the Syrian revolution by Samar Yazbek, and the horror she has witnessed. The Sunday Times focuses on the plight of Syrian Christians. In Homs 50,000 Christians have been driven out. In an appendage to the article, the paper notes that ahead of Russian President Putin’s visit to Israel “an Israeli envoy has warned the Russian Foreign Minister that a decision has been already taken to strike Iran and it is now only a matter of timing.” The Sunday Times continues to look ahead to the results of the Egyptian presidential elections and the role of the military in any future leadership. The Sunday Times and BBC online report that Turkey are threatening to retaliate against Syria for shooting down one of its military jets, according to its president Abdullah Gul.

The results of the Egyptian presidential elections are also the main focus in today’s Israeli media. Maariv notes a statement released by the Prime Minsters office, according to which“Israel appreciates the democratic process in Egypt and respects its results. Israel is looking forward to continued cooperation with the Egyptian government on the basis of the peace agreement between the two countries, which is in the interests of both nations and contributes to regional stability.” Yediot Ahronot’s leading analysis states that “everything is open and the future unclear”, and focuses particularly on the question of which Egyptian minister will be given the intelligence portfolio. In other new there is continued prominent coverage of the weekend’s demonstrations for social justice and allegations of police brutality. Most the papers also note prominently the arrival of Russian President Putin arriving in Israel this morning. Yediot Ahronot reports that the eviction by consent of the 30 families in Ulpana will begin this morning. The Jerusalem Post covers an emergency meeting of settlers where settler leader Danny Dayan strongly criticised settler violence against Palestinians.

In the Israeli media on Sunday the papers focus on the ongoing rocket fire into southern Israel from Gaza. Overall, in this latest round of violence, 155 rockets were fired into Israel, the majority landing in open fields. Israel Hayom assess that there is little motivation in Israel or Gaza to continue fighting. All papers also focus on the violence during social protests in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Maariv includes analysis on the developments in Egypt, depicting the situation as a long forecasted “nightmare scenario” of Muslim Brotherhood in control of the most important Arab regional power. However, it adds, “there is no cause for panic”, and the regime has many domestic concerns to deal with. Israel Hayom also reveals that MK Isaac Herzog met with Amr Moussa at a conference in Brussels. The former Egyptain foreign minister told him that “the peace agreement with Israel needs to be opened and amended, but it has to be preserved.” Maariv also reports on Iron Dome’s 100^th successful interception since being deployed. There are now four batteries in active service.