{"id":972,"date":"2025-06-24T02:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babmsr.com\/en\/2025\/06\/24\/hibs-and-ross-county-fans-on-final-3\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:00:09","slug":"the-national-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babmsr.com\/en\/2025\/06\/24\/the-national-music\/","title":{"rendered":"200 pounds a month without a headquarters or uniforms\u2026 The crisis of the National Music Band in Sohag escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Music Band of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC\">Sohag<\/a> Culture Branch has faced many challenges since its establishment in the 1990s, which almost led to its dissolution before it was revived through personal efforts in 2014. 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