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A few stories worth a quick read nonetheless:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ancient Egyptians were the inspiration for a certain kind of ethanolic beverage <\/b>Israeli scientists are reproducing 5,000 years later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-05-22\/what-kind-of-beer-did-pharaoh-drink-scientists-have-the-answer\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li><b>Ramadan vibes:<\/b> Communal iftars in Ramadan bring together neighborhoods and villages across Egypt, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1500351\/middle-east\">reports Arab News<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news slowdown is still hitting the foreign press, leaving Egypt with scant digital ink. A few stories worth a quick read nonetheless: Ancient Egyptians were the inspiration for a certain kind of ethanolic beverage Israeli scientists are reproducing 5,000 years later, Bloomberg reports. 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