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Storms have dislodged deadly scorpions into houses in the lower Nile.
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The port city fell into the sea after during earthquakes in the second century BC.
How one of the world's biggest ships jammed the Suez Canal
New York Times: Four months after ship got stuck, critical issues haven't been addressed.
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Female social media users targeted by conservative authorities.
Ever Given captain 'speeding' before Suez Canal grounding
Huge ship was travelling at up to 22 knots in a 7.5-knot zone, canal authority claims.
Video shows Israeli police breaking into Palestinian home
Kids cry in fear as group of Israeli cops force way into a Palestinian family's home.
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Train crash kills 11, injures 98 in Egypt
It is the latest rail accident to hit the country in recent weeks.
Suez Canal blockage: Egypt seizes Ever Given, demand $1.2b compo
Suez authority wants payment for salvage work, stalled canal traffic and transit fees.
Lost Golden City: 'Egyptian Pompeii' exhumed in Luxor
Egypt lifts the lid on the biggest archaeological discovery since King Tut's tomb.
Egypt's first female ship's captain says she was blamed for Suez blockage
The feminist icon was hundreds of miles away - she still got the blame.
Mummies on the move: Egypt transfers 18 kings, 4 queens in lavish parade
The mummies were transported in climate-controlled cases loaded onto decorated trucks.
Clearing the Suez Canal took days. Figuring out the costs may take years
New York Times: There will be finger pointing as people try to figure out what went wrong.
Suez Canal grounding: Pilots, crew under scrutiny as Ever Given costs mount
Legal experts predict a long fight ahead as massive bill for damage and delays comes due.
Why the world's container ships grew so big
New York Times: The Suez Canal blockage showed that bigger is not always better.
Suez Canal incident a costly lesson in the vulnerabilities of sea trade
New York Times: The stuck ship raises questions about risks in the supply chain industry.
Free at last! Ever Given container ship afloat again, Suez Canal unclogged
The giant container ship had been stuck since Wednesday in Egypt's Suez Canal.
In Suez Canal, stuck ship is a warning about excessive globalisation
New York Times: Shutdown of waterway underscores world's reliance on global supply chains.
Suez Canal Authority postpones 'critical' attempt to refloat Ever Given
The attempt will be delayed "until sufficient tug power is in place", authority says.
Incredible footage shows Suez Canal chaos
Incredible aerial footage shows 369 vessels waiting to pass through the Suez Canal.
A small village with a front-row seat to the Suez Canal drama
New York Times: Small Egyptian village witnessing the effort to dislodge container ship.
Image that sums up Suez Canal crisis
Experts have been working around the clock to try and get the Suez Canal open again.
Truck carrying Evergreen container causes traffic jam in China, goes viral
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'It's bad': Mystery as to how long giant ship will block Suez Canal
New attempts made to free the vessel and reopen vital waterway but it's still stuck fast.
Plan made to refloat ship blocking Suez Canal
The Ever Given got wedged in a single-lane stretch of the canal on Tuesday.
Trains crash in Egypt, killing at least 32, injuring 165
More than 100 ambulances were sent to the scene in the province of Sohag, Egypt.
'Good luck, God willing': Traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
One salvage expert said freeing the cargo ship, the Ever Given, could take up to a week.
Why the Suez Canal is so important
New York Times: The canal has been a flashpoint for geopolitical conflict since it opened.
Fear global shipping channel could be blocked for weeks
The Ever Given is wedged sideways in the Suez Canal, and other 206 ships are backed up.
How a simple mistake could cripple world trade
Cargo ship the length of the Empire State Building remains trapped in key shipping lane.
Giant tanker trapped: Suez Canal 'could be blocked for days'
At least 165 vessels are now waiting with valuable goods set to join the jam every day.
Stuck fast: Global shipping channel blocked by giant tanker
All traffic in vital waterway is blocked, threatening to disrupt global shipping system.