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Egyptian satirist who rose to fame during Arab Spring debuts nutrition-focused show

Bassem Youssef rose to YouTube fame during the Arab Spring and later hosted Egypt’s hugely popular satirical TV show El Bernameg, until its cancellation in 2014.

Years after being forced to flee Egypt in 2014, he’s left politics behind and debuted a new health-focused show on a Saudi-owned channel in Dubai
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