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Ever Given: The most famous ship of 2021, and why we love it
Ever Given, the ship that got stuck, was the world's most talked about ship this year.
Egypt: Heavy thunderstorms bring deadly scorpions, 500 persons stung, 3 dead
Scorpions in Egypt have stung three people to death while injuring more than 500 people according to reports.
Three Palestinians die after Egyptian Army pumped toxic gas into smuggling tunnel between Egypt and Gaza Strip
Smuggling Tunnel between Sinai Peninsula in Egypt and Gaza Strip targeted by Egypt using toxic gas, three Palestinians die
Ever Given: Ship that blocked Suez Canal has since been held by Canal authorities, they wanted 916 million dollars
After demanding 916 USD initially, the canal authorities had later lowered the demand amount to 550 million. A final settlement is expected to be reached soon.
The Yellow Fleet: When Suez Canal was blocked for 8 years forcing 14 ships to remain stranded on the water
It took eight years, two wars and external pressure from prominent nations to end an eight-years-long traffic jam at Suez Lake
Egypt: Suez Canal blocked after a large container ship from China ran aground
The ship was on its way from China to Rotterdam, Netherlands, when it ran aground in the Suez Canal after being reportedly hit by a strong "gust of wind"
Facebook Oversight Board, which controls content, has a Muslim Brotherhood figure: Details
A member of the Facebook Oversight Board is a Muslim Brotherhood figure, a terrorist outfit banned in multiple countries.
Egypt unearths over 100 ancient coffins from Saqqara’s 2500-year-old burial site
Egypt announces a major archeological finding of over 100 ancient coffins at a 2500 year-old burial site at Saqqara.
Egypt: Female social media influencers get 2-years jail, 19,000 USD fine for ‘indecent’ TikTok videos
Two popular social media influencers, Haneem Hossam and Mawada el-Adham, who are in their early 20s, have been charged by the Egyptian court for their social media posts.
Jordan joins other Islamic nations to dissolve the radical organisation ‘Muslim Brotherhood’: Read details
Jordan's top court dissolved the transnational Islamist movement Muslim Brotherhood last week. Since 2014, the Jordanian authorities had considered it illegal, arguing its licence was not renewed under a 2014 law on political parties.