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Lyukmanov to Cairo: what the consensus is misreading about a routine ambassador
استمع إلى آخر عمود من Sherif Al-Mahdi.
Born in Heliopolis to a doctor and a literature professor. Covered the second intifada, Iraq war embedded with British forces, Arab Spring as Reuters Cairo bureau chief. Speaks classical Arabic, Egyptian colloquial, fluent English and French. Reads two newspapers in print every morning.
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