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Leading international coverage on Egypt this morning: <\/strong>Daesh has claimed responsibility for an attack against a military checkpoint in Sinai that killed five troops last week<\/a>, less than a week after a deadly ambush<\/a> east of the Suez Canal that killed 11 troops. The news is getting attention from the Associated Press<\/a> and Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Human rights is also back in the pages of the global press:<\/strong> Reuters<\/a> reports that Abdel Fattah\u2019s mother, activist Laila Soueif, fears for the health of her son, activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, as he enters the sixth week of a hunger strike in protest at his imprisonment. This comes as some 500 Egyptian women submitted a petition to the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) urging the council \u201cto exert all possible efforts\u201d to release Abdel Fattah, Ahram Online<\/a> reported. Meanwhile, the Atlantic<\/a> reviews Abdel Fattah\u2019s book \u201cYou Have Not Yet Been Defeated.\u201d Meanwhile, Israel wants Washington to \u201cstop pressuring Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on human rights,\u201d Axios<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leading international coverage on Egypt this morning: Daesh has claimed responsibility for an attack against a military checkpoint in Sinai that killed five troops last week, less than a week after a deadly ambush east of the Suez Canal that killed 11 troops. The news is getting attention from the Associated Press and Reuters. 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