The Indian Express Egypt airport officials defaced my vintage guitar: Bryan Adams "Summer of 69" singer Bryan Adams claims his entire collection of instruments, including his prized vintage guitar, was "defaced" by customs officials at an airport in Egypt. Adams, 56, said he was traveling through Cairo International Airport on Tuesday ahead of an outdoor concert at the Pyramids, reported NBC News. After initially "refusing to release the equipment" with "zero" explanation, customs officials finally returned the instruments, which had been scrawled on with green indelible marker, according to the singer. Read more: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/egypt-airport-officials-defaced-my-vintage-guitar-bryan-adams/ Latin American Herald Tribune Egypt Rejects European Parliament Resolution on Death of Italian Student The Egyptian foreign ministry and the Egyptian Parliament rejected on Friday the resolution adopted on Thursday by the European Parliament, which denounced the "torture and killing in suspicious circumstances" in Egypt of Italian student Giulio Regeni. In a statement, the foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Abu Zaid, described the resolution as "not fair" and "is based on allegations that are not supported by any evidence." "Involving Regeni's case in a resolution which tackles the human rights records in Egypt is rejected, especially as the investigations are still being conducted by the Egyptian authorities in cooperation with their Italian counterparts," said the statement. Read more: http://laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2407573&CategoryId=12395
