Disbelief as Egyptian president rolls out four kilometre red carpet for austerity press conference

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Disbelief as Egyptian president rolls out four kilometre red carpet for austerity press conference

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is facing criticism after a massive red carpet was laid over public roads for his motorcade during a trip to open a social housing project in a Cairo suburb, where he preached austerity. Images of the giant red carpet prompted a wave of ridicule on social media, with a hashtag mocking the carpet trending in Arabic. A local newspaper devoted much of its front page Monday to the incident.