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Egyptian pop singer Sherine Abdel Wahab made top headlines on Egypt in the foreign press this morning after a court sentenced her to six months in prison<\/strong> on charges of spreading false news. Abdel Wahab\u2019s joke last year about falling ill from drinking Nile water had been deemed offensive, leading to a lawsuit against her. AFP<\/a>, Xinhua<\/a>, and BBC<\/a> all have the story.<\/p>\n

In related news<\/a>, singer Leila Amer was sentenced to a two-year prison term yesterday<\/strong> for \u201cinciting debauchery\u201d with a racy music video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A \u201cpurge\u201d of potential rivals ahead of the presidential elections has watchers \u201cpuzzled,\u201d<\/strong> Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader write for The Washington Times<\/a>. Wirtschafter and Nader say Egypt is \u201csidelining opponents and fueling a boycott of the vote while polls say [President Abdel Fattah El Sisi] has deep popular support and would win a free and fair election in a walk\u2026 Large blocs of voters remain devoted to the president, motivated more by the government\u2019s promises of stability and security over the prospect of political freedoms and civil liberties.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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