It was no small task for Assaf to travel to Cairo to audition for the wildly popular show.

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And then we'll travel to Cairo, in which I am delivering on a promise I made during the campaign to provide a framework, a speech of how I think we can remake relations between the United States and countries in the Muslim world.

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Mr Rennie also thanked staff at hospitals in Cairo and Luxor, the British Embassy and travel company Thomas Cook for their help.

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