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It’s another beautifully slow news day as the foreign press obsesses with the rest of us over scandal in Washington and US President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh, his first trip abroad as president.
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Food cart shut down? Turn to Egypt's president on live TV
The Associated Press’ “Food cart shut down? Turn to Egypt's president on live TV” is getting wide pickup internationally. The piece uses President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s high-profile appearances at the new youth conferences to look at the state of affairs in our nation, writing: “Egypt's general-turned-president has deftly maneuvered his way to being a […]
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Polish woman who died in Red Sea report could have been murdered
A Polish woman who died in mysterious circumstances at Red Sea resort may have been killed, the lead Polish investigator said, according to The Independent. There are claims in the Polish media that her death was related to human trafficking and organized crime. “Egypt's attorney general has declared his readiness to cooperate fully with the […]
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Irish President says Halawa case needs urgent resolution
Ireland’s President Michael D Higgins has said the four-year trial in Egypt of Ibrahim Halawa needs an urgent resolution, according to The Irish Independent. Higgins raised the concerns in a meeting with Pope Tawadros in Dublin in a meeting attended by Egypt’s ambassador to Ireland.
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Russian tourists aren’t coming back any time soon
Still holding your breath for the return of Russian Tourists? Don’t. From state news agency TASS: “Russia’s government will make a decision to resume air service with Egypt only after experts confirm that the country’s airports have reached an appropriate security level, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told TASS. ‘This is a question for our […]
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The mirage of producing an all-Egyptian car
Being able to fully manufacture a car in Egypt would signal a great leap for thecountry’s economy, but it seems to be a mirage that we just can’t reach, AMAY’s Abbas El Tarabily says. Without directly mentioning the automotive directive, El Tarabily points to importers and car assemblers as a “mafia” that is stalling Egypt […]
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Obama and Trump’s first visits to the Arab world show changes in policy, regional balances
Trump in Riyadh vs. Obama in Cairo: US President Donald Trump choosing to address the Arab world for the first time from Riyadh speaks volumes about the shift in the regional balance of power and the difference between his policies and those of Barack Obama, Amr El Shobaky writes for Al Masry Al Youm. Whereas […]
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The WSJ’s five secrets to exercising regularly
Five secrets to exercising regularly. Ramadan is always the time of year at least one of us tries to get back into the swing of being healthy after a long winter’s hibernation (read: overeating). The guarantee of leaving the office at the same time every day makes it easier to exercise before iftar, and exercise […]
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Earth exploration on the notes of Beethoven
Mesmerizing music, slow panning, a black and white view of a shimmering Earth — it’s bn’aire SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk’s post to Instagram of a video showcasing the Falcon 9 rocket launch last week. The launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, put the Inmarsat-5 F4 communications satellite into orbit, […]
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Getting UK tourists back to Sharm is a priority for UK, but matter will take time
Getting British tourists back to Sharm El Sheikh is a priority for the UK government, but the road back will be a long one, London’s Ambassador to Cairo John Casson said on Thursday, according to Al Mal. The UK was among countries that suspended flights to Sharm El Sheikh after a Russian plane crashed almost […]