{"id":645291,"date":"2017-07-17T03:49:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T03:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/17\/other-coverage-in-the-international-press\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T03:49:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T03:49:24","slug":"other-coverage-in-the-international-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/17\/other-coverage-in-the-international-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Other coverage in the international press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Also worth noting in brief this morning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disney has cast Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-4699926\/Mena-Massoud-Naomi-Scott-Smith-star-Aladdin.html\"><strong>to play Aladdin<\/strong><\/a><strong> in the reboot of the film<\/strong>. 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