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<\/a> Mo Salah \u201csets the record straight\u201d on Warda controversy:<\/b> Mohamed Salah sat down for an interview with CNN<\/a> to \u201cset the record straight\u201d on his role in the Amr Warda controversy<\/a> and his position on women\u2019s rights in the region. Salah didn\u2019t really back down from his position, saying that his defense of Warda<\/a> was \u201cmisunderstood\u201d, and that anyone guilty of intimidating women needs \u201ctreatment and rehabilitation.\u201d The National<\/a>and NBC affiliate WTVA<\/a> have both picked up the story.<\/p>\n

UN shelves Cairo anti-torture conference:<\/b> The UN has put on a hold an anti-torture conference scheduled to take in place in Cairo on 4-5 September following criticism from human rights organizations, the Guardian reports<\/a>. Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN high commissioner for human rights, said that there was a \u201cgrowing unease\u201d among some NGOs over the decision to hold the event in Egypt. Local and international human rights groups have criticized the choice of location, with one Egyptian activist describing the situation as \u201cKafkaesque.\u201d Reuters<\/a> also picked up the story.<\/p>\n

A British family is suing travel company Thomas Cook after getting food poisoning at Hurghada\u2019s Steigenberger<\/b> Aqua Magic Hotel last year,the Daily Mail reports<\/a>. This follows the death of a British couple who stayed in the same hotel at roughly the same time, which was linked to e-coli<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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