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Marc Español

Marc Espanol is a Catalan journalist based in Cairo. He is interested in minority rights, politics and religion. On Twitter: @mespanolescofet

Sudan's top Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks as he attends the conclusion of a military exercise in the Maaqil area, northern Nile River State, Sudan, Dec. 8, 2021.

Sudan moves ahead with Israel ties

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Qatari liquefied natural gas carrier Duhail passes through the Suez Canal near the port city of Ismailia, Egypt, April 1, 2008.

Egypt breaks LNG export records with eye on Europe

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20 ancient mummies discovered in Aswan tomb

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Pupils attend a class at the Mahaba school in Ezbet al-Nakhl, a shanty town north of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on Oct. 13, 2018.

Egypt moves to redress teacher shortages in public schools

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UN special representative Volker Perthes addresses the media in Khartoum on Jan. 10, 2022.

Sudanese public widely rejects new UN initiative

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A Sudanese demonstrator flashes the victory sign during a rally in al-Daim neighborhood, Khartoum, Jan. 2, 2022.

Sudanese security forces intensify media crackdown

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Umm Yasser (2nd-R), an Egyptian Bedouin female guide from the Hamada tribe, leads a group of hikers in Wadi el-Sahu in the southern Sinai governorate, during the first Sinai Trail led by Bedouin female guides, Egypt, March 29, 2019.

Women-led tourism initiatives are changing the way Egypt is seen, experienced

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Sudanese women chat during a rally in 60th Street following a deal-signing ceremony to restore the transition to civilian rule in the country, Khartoum, Sudan, Nov. 21, 2021.

Hard-won women's rights at stake in wake of Sudan coup

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Sudan's top army general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, holds a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on Oct. 26, 2021.

Rebel groups take sides on Sudan coup

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How Suez Canal will continue to change Mediterranean Sea

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Egypt's Sephardim explore Jewish roots in quest for Spanish citizenship

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A demonstrator gestures as he shouts slogans during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina - RC199B1A09B0

Draft law on hydrocarbons sparks another quarrel between regime, protest movement in Algeria

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