Women
This Egyptian Fencer Competed At The Olympics While She Was Seven Months Pregnant And People Are Amazed
“What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three!”
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Climate
Why Did So Many People Die During The Hajj Pilgrimage To Saudi Arabia This Year?
This year, more than 1,300 people died at Hajj, which is the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to the holy city of Mecca.
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Here’s What Happened During Israel’s Genocide In Gaza In May 2024
Take a look back at some of the updates on Israel's genocide on Gaza in May 2024.
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Israel Has Taken Control Of Gaza’s Rafah Crossing To Egypt, Blocking Humanitarian Aid From Entering
On May 7, Israel’s military said it had gained “operational control” of the Rafah crossing to Egypt, claiming that the crossing was being used for “terrorist purposes”.
Politics
Egypt Has Started Building A Walled Buffer Zone At Its Border With Gaza After Israel Insisted It Will Invade Rafah
Israel has denied it intends to push the 1.4 million Palestinians it forced into Rafah into Egypt, but the construction from Egypt’s side suggests that it is preparing for a worst case scenario.
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Israel Is Bombing Rafah In Gaza, Where 1.4 Million Palestinians Are Trapped With Nowhere To Go
Rafah is now the most densely populated place on earth, with about 22,000 people per square kilometer.
Politics
Joe Biden Called Israel’s Attacks On Gaza “Over The Top” But Confused Egypt’s President With Mexico’s
“There are a lot of innocent people who are starving. Lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying. And it’s got to stop,” Biden said.
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Archaeologists Have Discovered A Smiling Mini Sphinx Statue With Dimples In Egypt
The statue has a “soft smile”, two dimples and “royal facial features”.
Featured
Scientists Have Discovered A Hidden Corridor Inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid Of Giza
Egyptian officials say the unfinished corridor may have been created to redistribute the pyramid’s weight or may lead to another chamber that has not yet been discovered.
Women
Women Of The Week: Nigerian Bouncers, Mexican Astronaut, And Egypt’s Metro Drivers
Here are all the inspiring women you should know about this week.
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Egypt’s Metro Has Hired These Two Women As The Country’s First Ever Women Drivers
Two Egyptian women were hired as Cairo’s first women metro drivers, leading the way as an inspiration for other women to pursue similar roles.
Climate
The Head Of The UN Said We Are “On The Highway To Climate Hell”, Calling For Urgent Action At COP27
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, opened COP27, the UN’s annual climate change conference, by calling for urgent and drastic climate action to limit global warming.