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<\/a> The Supreme Media Council\u2019s ban on SNL Arabia is topping coverage of Egypt in the English-language press this morning<\/strong>, with stories from the Guardian<\/a>, AFP<\/a>, Chortle<\/a>, and Arab News<\/a>. The show was suspended on Sunday<\/a> for making [redacted] references and using inappropriate language.<\/p>\n

Coming in second was US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson\u2019s visit to Cairo <\/strong>at the start of his Middle East tour, which is being widely picked up by wires including Reuters<\/a> and The Associated Press<\/a>, as well as covered independently by news outlets including The New York Times<\/a>, Washington Post<\/a>, Asharq Al-Awsat<\/a>, and Palestine\u2019s WAFA news agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also making the rounds were updates on the Egyptian Armed Forces\u2019 anti-terror campaign in North Sinai and Daesh\u2019s warning of attacks<\/strong> ahead of the March presidential elections, with Al Arabiya<\/a> and Bloomberg noting casualties<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Supreme Media Council\u2019s ban on SNL Arabia is topping coverage of Egypt in the English-language press this morning, with stories from the Guardian, AFP, Chortle, and Arab News. The show was suspended on Sunday for making [redacted] references and using inappropriate language. 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