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The Egyptian cabinet announced that the coming Thursday, which coincides with the third anniversary of June 30 mass protests, would be a public holiday. The cabinet said in a statement on Sunday that the holiday applies to public sector and government employees. Visits to museums and archaeological sites will be free of charge on Thursday to Egyptians, Arabs and foreigners residing in Egypt, said the cabinet. June 30 witnessed mass protests against the rule of the first democratically elected then-president Mohamed Morsi,…