{"id":560980,"date":"2021-03-21T04:09:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T04:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/03\/21\/egypt-in-the-news-on-21-march-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-03-21T04:09:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T04:09:22","slug":"egypt-in-the-news-on-21-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/03\/21\/egypt-in-the-news-on-21-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt in the News on 21 March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/62da2d9d-4d59-4cc4-bf5d-884353503faa\">Sanaa Seif\u2019s prison sentence<\/a><\/strong><strong> is still getting coverage in the foreign press this <\/strong><strong>morning:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/the-square-film-maker-sanaa-seif-jailed-in-egypt-for-18-months-qq6msfbnk\">The Times<\/a> notes the activist and filmmaker\u2019s 18-month sentence on charges of \u201cdisseminating false information\u201d and defaming a public official.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also making headlines: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Port Fouad\u2019s salt hills <\/strong>are reminiscent of Europe\u2019s snowy mountains, making them a go-to destination for local holidaymakers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/2021\/03\/17\/salt-mountains-port-said-egypt\">CNN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hX4APOky6pA\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A call for spring breakers:<\/strong> Aswan is the world\u2019s third sunniest city, coming in just behind Phoenix, Arizona. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/where-can-i-travel-for-spring-break-consider-the-sun-belt-11616172824?mod=searchresults_pos2&page=1\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanaa Seif\u2019s prison sentence is still getting coverage in the foreign press this morning: The Times notes the activist and filmmaker\u2019s 18-month sentence on charges of \u201cdisseminating false information\u201d and defaming a public official. Also making headlines: Port Fouad\u2019s salt hills are reminiscent of Europe\u2019s snowy mountains, making them a go-to destination for local holidaymakers. 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