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Leading the conversation on Egypt in the international press this morning: <\/strong>The release of comedian Shady Abu Zaid after more than two years in pre-trial detention, the Associated Press<\/a> reports. Abu Zaid was arrested from his home in 2018 and charged with spreading false news and joining a banned organization. He had been a correspondent for the satirical Abla Fahita show, and produced a youtube show called \u201cThe Rich Content.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also making the rounds:<\/strong> Al Monitor is out with a twofer on Egypt and Russia\u2019s ties, including their recent joint naval drills<\/a> in the Black Sea to send a message to Turkey, as well as the multiple agreements<\/a> Cairo and Moscow have signed to revive Egypt\u2019s railway network and support the Egyptian Railway Authority, which it says suffered EGP 12.3 bn in losses in 2019. The outlet also looks at the success of Egypt\u2019s Serapium Forest<\/a>, which is spurring more plans to plant trees in the desert to combat climate change. Meanwhile, the Washington Post<\/a> notes that US Democrats have vowed to take a \u201cdifferent approach\u201d to Egypt\u2019s human right record should Joe Biden be elected president next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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