{"id":642769,"date":"2017-08-22T04:14:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T04:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/08\/22\/wait-were-talking-about-foreign-fingers-again\/"},"modified":"2017-08-22T04:14:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T04:14:41","slug":"wait-were-talking-about-foreign-fingers-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/08\/22\/wait-were-talking-about-foreign-fingers-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait, we\u2019re talking about foreign fingers again?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> We were served yet another evening of tasteless pabulum on the airwaves last night, leaving us counting down the days until television\u2019s power couple returns from their summer vacation.<\/p>\n

Hot Tub Time Machine, episode #91,278: <\/strong>Unless you want to learn more about Public Enterprise Minister Ashraf El Sharkawy\u2019s views on the end of the latest Mahalla strike<\/a> (trust us, you can take a pass) or hear the Indian Ambassador on the 70th anniversary of his nation\u2019s independence<\/a> (yes, yes, Nehru and Nasser were homies \u2014 ditto Tito \u2014 long live the non-aligned movement), the only story worth noting is that our national fear of foreign fingers is making a pathetic comeback bid: <\/strong>Masaa DMC host Eman El Hosary spoke to Administrative Prosecution Authority spokesperson Mohamed Samir about an investigation into four Public Transport Authority workers accused of spreading misleading information and receiving funds from foreign organizations<\/strong> (watch<\/a>, runtime: 3:00).<\/p>\n

Okay, so it\u2019s 2011? Er, 2012? No, wait \u2026 The summer of \u201813?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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