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Sunday, 16 June 2019

Egypt in the News on 16 June 2019

It was a quiet weekend for Egypt in the foreign press: A Yemeni-American found himself on the sharp end of Cairo airport’s security team after he was detained for possessing a traditional Yemeni dagger, according to an AP report picked up by the NYT and the New York Post.

Other headlines worth a skim this morning:

  • Anti-terror efforts get a bad review: Novelist Alaa Al Aswany argues that anti-terror laws have curtailed civil liberties in Egypt in The Washington Post.
  • Pharaohs meets president: The Egyptian national football team met President Abdel Fattah El Sisi during their preparations for the upcoming African Cup of Nations tournament, The National reports. Ahram Online has the same story with lots of pics.
  • Look on my works, ye Mighty: Fox News picks up on local press reports that archaeologists are uncovering new details about the behavior, traditions and customs of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty at a Ramses II-era fortress in Beheira.

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