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Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press: The new <\/strong>archaeological find<\/a><\/strong> of dozens of 2.5k year-old sarcophagi in Saqqara this week: CNN<\/a> | Associated Press<\/a> | Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Journalism awards: <\/strong>Cairo-based multimedia reporter Solafa Magdy was one of four recipients of this year's International Women\u2019s Media Foundation\u2019s Courage in Journalism Awards<\/a>. The Washington Post<\/a> took note.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Reuters<\/a> looks at how the start of the school year has stirred up <\/strong>emotions <\/strong>for a 12-year-old student who lost her father to covid-19 earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press: The new archaeological find of dozens of 2.5k year-old sarcophagi in Saqqara this week: CNN | Associated Press | Daily Mail. Journalism awards: Cairo-based multimedia reporter Solafa Magdy was one of four recipients of this year's International Women\u2019s Media Foundation\u2019s Courage in Journalism Awards. 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