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The demolition of the iconic Nile houseboats is dominating the conversation on <\/strong>Egypt in the foreign press: <\/strong>Authorities last week ordered residents of houseboats on the Nile (or \u20183awamat\u2019 as they\u2019re known) to leave their homes to make way for a new commercial strip. (Reuters<\/a> | FT<\/a> | BBC<\/a> | NYT<\/a> | Washington Post<\/a> | WSJ<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Also getting a lot of attention:<\/strong> Authorities have closed the coast near Sahl Hasheesh to tourists and fishing boats after a shark killed an Austrian woman who was swimming in the Red Sea. (AP<\/a> | Times of Israel<\/a> | Telegraph<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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