Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's father died tragically over the weekend, as we learned earlier today. The star posted this tweet on Sarturday night annoucing the news.
In case you've missed him somehow, Youssef is an Egyptian satirist and columnist, (not to mention, a former cardiologist) whose been dubbed the Middle East's own Jon Stewart. Here the two are during a Daily Show episode in 2013.
On Sunday, Twitter users paid respects to the star's father as the news hit the MENA region.
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