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The Qalyubia train crash is still dominating the conversation on Egypt in the <\/strong>foreign press: <\/strong>The Associated Press<\/a> noted the dismissal of railway officials including head of the National Railways Authority Ashraf Raslan, while the Arab Weekly<\/a> suggests that the latest series of unfortunate railway incidents could lead to a cabinet reshuffle. Elsewhere, Amnesty International<\/a> says that Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia top the list of countries that used capital punishment last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Qalyubia train crash is still dominating the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press: The Associated Press noted the dismissal of railway officials including head of the National Railways Authority Ashraf Raslan, while the Arab Weekly suggests that the latest series of unfortunate railway incidents could lead to a cabinet reshuffle. 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