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Leading coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is activist Sanaa Seif<\/strong> receiving an 18-month prison sentence<\/strong> for \u201cspreading false information\u201d and defaming a public official. Amnesty International<\/a> criticized the ruling and the story is getting digital ink in the Associated Press<\/a>, Reuters<\/a>, and BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coming in at a close second is pickups of <\/strong>Reuters<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 look at the new administrative<\/strong> capital\u2019s high-tech ambitions<\/strong> ahead of its planned inauguration this summer. The city is 60% complete, according to New Administrative Capital Company for Urban Development spokesperson Khaled El Husseiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leading coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is activist Sanaa Seif receiving an 18-month prison sentence for \u201cspreading false information\u201d and defaming a public official. Amnesty International criticized the ruling and the story is getting digital ink in the Associated Press, Reuters, and BBC. 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