{"id":630911,"date":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/05\/the-culture-of-harassing-tourists\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T04:31:50","slug":"the-culture-of-harassing-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/05\/the-culture-of-harassing-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"The culture of harassing tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A general culture of harassing tourists remains the main obstacle preventing the recovery of the ailing tourism sector<\/strong>, Soliman Gouda <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1265908\">writes for Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. 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