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Amr Hamzawy is having a hard time finding the light at the end of the tunnel for Egypt in 2017<\/strong>: The country\u2019s state of affairs, including rampant corruption and excessive reliance on external assistance, has left the former parliamentarian saying there is no reason to be optimistic in a column penned for Al Shorouk<\/a>. Surprising, we know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amr Hamzawy is having a hard time finding the light at the end of the tunnel for Egypt in 2017: The country\u2019s state of affairs, including rampant corruption and excessive reliance on external assistance, has left the former parliamentarian saying there is no reason to be optimistic in a column penned for Al Shorouk. 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