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A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

May 23, 2021

Mona Zaki — Egyptian actress Mona Zaki attends the Grand Opening of Bulgari Dubai Resort on Dec. 5, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. — Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Bulgari

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a news conference after holding bilateral talks with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta (not pictured) at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTSZ9SB

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY INES BEL AIBAEgyptian radio presenter and divorcee Mahassen Saber takes a break from working on her Internet-based radio station "Divorcees Radio" to check on her son as he watches a film at an Internet cafe in Zagazig, 90 kms north of Cairo, on January 14, 2010. When Mahassen Saber divorced her husband after four years of difficult procedures, she did not expect to become the centre of gossip. To fight the prejudice, the young Egyptian decided to launch "Divorcees Radio". AFP PHOTO/

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A correspondent in Egypt

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