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Published on: Thursday 03 September 2026
In July 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal after Britain and the United States withdrew financing for the Aswan Dam. The move was meant to give Egypt leverage and assert its ...
News Egypt » Aswan » Politics: Egypt's new provincial governors: Who's who?
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Published on: Sunday 09 August 2026
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi appointed on Saturday 11 new provincial governors, state news agency MENA reported on Saturday. The governors were appointed to the governorates of Alexandria, ...