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UPDATED: Abdel-Mohsen Salama elected as new head of Egyptian Press Syndicate
UPDATED: Abdel-Mohsen Salama elected as new head of Egyptian Press Syndicate
Salama promised in his campaign to improve the financial situation of journalists and "save the syndicate from crisis."
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