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Wednesday, 2 January 2019

Egypt hopes GEM bodes well for tourism

Coverage of Egypt in the international press has been muted since Christmas Day, with the most significant coverage being accorded to an IED attack on a bus near the Pyramids carrying Vietnamese tourists that killed four. Coverage of the attack quickly faded, but it overshadowed a Financial Times feature by Heba Saleh on the Grand Egyptian Museum that had been published just prior to the attack. The museum is set to open in 2020.

Also making the rounds:

  • Monkey business: An Egyptian woman has been sentenced to three years in prison on ground of public obscenity for touching a monkey’s private parts, the Daily Mail reported.
  • Loving China: The Chinese-built Free Egypt Experimental School is becoming a top choice for Menoufia parents — who’ve been applauding its facilities and affordable fees, Chinese state news agency Xinhua says.

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