{"id":630910,"date":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/05\/other-international-coverage-2\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","slug":"other-international-coverage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/05\/other-international-coverage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Other international coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cDriving is a good job and I love it\u201d:<\/strong> The BBC profiles a woman named Om Abdullah, who is considered Egypt\u2019s first woman minibus driver. Om Abdullah says she took up the profession after her husband passed away and she needed a source of income to raise her children. She operates a women\u2019s-only microbus, which she says helps to curb incidents of [redacted] harassment in public transportation (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-middle-east-43256611\/cairo-s-first-female-minibus-driver\">runtime 1:49<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Also worth a quick skim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2018\/03\/04\/un-report-new-light-egypts-role-north-korean-weapons-sales\/\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/strong> took note of the reported <strong>UN study that could show Egypt\u2019s role in North Korean weapons sales.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Iran\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/financialtribune.com\/articles\/world-economy\/82968\/egypt-trade-deficit-down-by-11-percent\">Financial Tribune<\/a><\/strong> reports on<strong> Egypt\u2019s 11% y-o-y drop in trade deficit in January. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cairo is hosting the Women\u2019s Africa Club Championship for volleyball<\/strong> <strong>slated for 4 to 16 March<\/strong>, Nigeria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2018\/03\/customs-volleyball-teams-depart-club-championship-cairo\/\">Vanguard reports<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kuwaiti Customs officers have foiled an attempt to smuggle a 1.7 m Ancient Egyptian statue <\/strong>hidden inside a sofa that was shipped by air, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.kuwaittimes.net\/website\/customs-foils-attempt-smuggle-ancient-statue\/\">Kuwaiti Times<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDriving is a good job and I love it\u201d: The BBC profiles a woman named Om Abdullah, who is considered Egypt\u2019s first woman minibus driver. 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