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Dominating the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press this morning:<\/strong> 21-year-old Ahmed Bassam Zaki was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for assaulting and blackmailing three minors. The ex-AUC student, who in July confessed<\/a> to serially abusing a number of women following his arrest, was sentenced to three years in prison<\/a> for blackmailing and [redacted] harassing two women on social media, and was also facing separate charges of assaulting three minors. (AP<\/a> | AFP<\/a> | Reuters<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dominating the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press this morning: 21-year-old Ahmed Bassam Zaki was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for assaulting and blackmailing three minors. 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