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Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Other coverage of Egypt in the international press included

Also worth noting this morning if you have a moment:

  • Some in Egypt’s Christian community are concerned that US President Donald Trump has made an exception in his refugee ban for minorities in Muslim-majority countries, Al-Bawaba reports.
  • Nigeria could remedy its budget deficit and encourage foreign currency inflows if it were to adopt “Egypt-style” reform measures, despite the “short-term pain to consumers,” Lolade Akinmurele writes on Naija247News;
  • Radio France has a report about the Grand Egyptian Museumin Cairo, with a picture of latest stages of construction ahead of the slated 2018 opening;
  • Cyprus seems to be growing on the Egyptians as data from the Cyprus Tourism Organization shows that the number of Egyptian tourists increased by 35.4% in 2016 compared to 2015, reports the Famagusta Gazette;
  • The Huffington Post published an excerpt of Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy’s memoir, The Marriott Cell, which tells the story of his “dramatic” arrest and trial on charges of terrorism.

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