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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Egypt in the news on 17 April 2019

Everyone and their mother is talking about the constitutional amendments in the foreign press this morning. We have chapter and verse in Speed Round, above.

Other stories worth a skim:

  • Regional diplomacy: Egypt has a chance to resume its role as a major regional player through its diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict in Libya, argues Seth J. Frantzman in The Jerusalem Post.
  • Crime and punishment: An Alexandrian court has sentenced 36 people convicted of joining the Ikhwan to five years in prison with a five-year probation term, reports the AP.
  • An inclusive arts festival: The Downtown Cairo Arts Festival (D-CAF) gets a glowing review in The National for working with poor and marginalized populations.
  • Women’s rights: An Egyptian digital market agency has become the first company in the country to grant its women employees menstrual leave, the Independent reports.

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