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Topping coverage of Egypt this morning (other than covid-19\u2019s arrival): A British<\/strong> businessman was briefly detained in Hurghada<\/strong> for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the airport. He was released shortly thereafter<\/a>. (Daily Mail<\/a> | the Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Also getting considerable ink is the continued detention of Bologna University Graduate student Patrick Zaky<\/strong>, who was arrested earlier this month at Cairo International Airport. Several outlets are picking up wire copies of the story from the Associated Press<\/a>. Meanwhile, the parents of murdered Italian researcher Giulio Regeni are pressuring the Italian government to intervene in Zaky\u2019s case, reports the Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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