In March 2011, Aboud al-Zomor sat in the comfort of his large family home in Nahia — a village on the western outskirts of Greater Cairo — and laid…
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From the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” against Ukraine last year, one of his key calculations has…
Now available in Arabic, Franz Kafka’s extensive collection of letters to his fiancée, Felice Bauer, was recently published by Dar Al-Rafidain, as…
Vladimir Putin was clear about the purpose of the new bloc he founded ten years ago.As he launched the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in May 2014, the…
A fledgling reconciliation bid between Egypt and Iran will most likely be constrained by regional dynamics and Egypt's international relations,…
Saudi Arabia is forging ahead with its ambitious vision and bold economic and investment policies.The latest of these measures is the announcement of…
Looking at Syria’s negative impact on the rest of the Arab world – has it been two steps forward, one step back? Or are things perpetually inching…
Before the Nakba in 1948, Palestinian society was flourishing and growing, especially in major cities like Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa.In fact, about…
At the start of 2023, nine countries — the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s…
Egyptians commemorate the 50th anniversary of the October War
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Egyptians attend a presentation of a recreated October War scene in Cairo on the 50th anniversary. On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a simultaneous surprise attack on Israel, known as the Yom Kippur War in Israel.
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Youths attend a short documentary featuring self-propelled anti-aicraft guns in archival clips from the 1973 October War while visiting the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.
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A fragment of an Israeli Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter bomber aircraft downed during the 1973 October War is displayed in an open-air gallery outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum in Cairo on October 1, 2023.
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An Israeli M48 Patton battle tank captured during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.
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An Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 supersonic fighter interceptor aircraft used during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.
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An Egyptian military SAM-6 surface-to-air missile battery used during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.
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A boy takes pictures with a phone of a recreated war scene while visiting the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial of the 1973 October War in Cairo on October 1, 2023.
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An Egyptian military SAM-6 surface-to-air missile battery used during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.
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