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Was Alexander the Great eaten by sharks? Inside the wild theories for what happened to the iconic ruler's body.

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists don't agree.

LiveScience

Key Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopening for medical evacuations

EU restarts monitoring the key border crossing which has been closed to people since May 2024 amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Release of activist jailed in Egypt will take time, Starmer tells mother

Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 124 days in protest at her son Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s imprisonment.

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How Trump’s suggestion to ‘clean out’ Gaza sent shockwaves through the Middle East

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The Conversation

Which countries will Trump’s foreign aid suspension hurt most?

The decision comes as President Donald Trump pushes for all government departments to prioritise ‘America First’.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian Prisoner Releases In Exchange For Israeli Hostages

Israel releases 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages under a ceasefire deal with Hamas. Prominent figures like Zakaria Zubeidi and Mohammed A...

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Former US Senator Bob Menendez given 11-year prison sentence for bribery

Menendez, once a powerful figure in US foreign policy, was found guilty of selling influence to the Egyptian government.

Al Jazeera

Disgraced former US Senator Bob Menendez weeps as he's sentenced to 11 years in prison in corruption case

Former three-term New Jersey senator is the first to be found guilty of acting as a foreign agent

The Independent UK

Ex-Senator Bob Menendez Gets Over a Decade in Prison After Pleading for Mercy in Gold Bar Bribery Trial

Former Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday for taking bribes in exchange for favors that benefited a group of New Jersey businessmen, as well as the governments of Egypt and Qatar.

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The Guardian - UK

Unrwa closure imminent as last-bid attempts to stop Israeli ban fail

Palestinians in war-devastated Gaza and occupied West Bank expected to be hardest hit by ban on refugee agency

The Guardian - UK

Aida review – parades and totalitarianism rather than pyramids and triumphal marches

Royal Opera House, LondonRobert Carsen’s abstract 2022 production of Verdi’s controversial opera has no trace of its Egyptian setting which brings a schism between staging and score

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day

Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Al Jazeera

Palestinians reject Trump’s relocation plan as they return to Gaza’s north

Tens of thousands have moved back to Gaza’s north this week, even as Trump suggests move to Jordan and Egypt.

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French Foreign ministry says forced displacement of Gazans would be 'unacceptable'

France on Tuesday said any forced displacement of Gazans would be "unacceptable" after US President Donald Trump proposed moving Gaza Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan.

International Business Times

New Backlash Over Trump Plan To Move People Out Of Gaza

An idea floated by US President Donald Trump to move Gazans to Egypt or Jordan faced a renewed backlash Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of Gazans displaced by the Israel-Hamas war returned to their devastated neighbourhoods.

The Guardian - UK

Trump repeats suggestion Palestinians should leave Gaza for Egypt and Jordan

US president insists leaders of both countries would agree to move that could be ‘temporary or long-term’

The Guardian - AU

Israel’s Unrwa ban is ‘jeopardising peace’, warns agency chief – as it happened

Philippe Lazzarini told UN security council measure as ‘harming the lives and future of Palestinians’

Reason

Trump Revives Biden's Failed Proposal To Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Trump wants Arab countries to take in Gaza’s population. The Biden administration already tried, and failed, to bribe and cajole Egypt into doing so.

Evening Standard

AFCON 2025 draw in full: Mohamed Salah and Egypt face nightmare group as Nigeria take on Tunisia

Tournament begins in Morocco on December 21

The Conversation

Donald Trump’s suggestion of ‘clearing out’ Gaza adds another risk to an already fragile ceasefire

Donald Trump’s recent statement describing Gaza as a “demolition site” – and his suggestion to “evacuate” Palestinians in Gaza to Egypt and Jordan to “clean out that whole thing” – has sent shockwaves across the region.

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