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A Cairo court has reportedly sentenced former presidential candidate and opposition figure Ayman Nour to five years in prison in absentia for \"spreading false news that threatens the security of the country,\" RT Arabic<\/a> reports. Nour appeared to confirm the story in a Facebook post<\/a>, which he calls the charges laughable. the story is mostly being reported in international news, with top tier local sources seemingly avoiding the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Cairo court has reportedly sentenced former presidential candidate and opposition figure Ayman Nour to five years in prison in absentia for \"spreading false news that threatens the security of the country,\" RT Arabic reports. 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