The melting of the ice
3 July 1920: What a vision it must have been whenever it took place!
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Ahdaf Soueif’s Diary: My nephew is on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison. Can the British government save him?
Since 2006, every regime that has come to power in Egypt has tried to silence Alaa Abd el-Fattah – but…
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The blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports causes grain prices to soar
Some of the most food-insecure countries in the world are facing higher prices for bread and other staples.
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How war in Ukraine could spark unrest in the Middle East
The rising price of wheat will have severe repercussions in countries that rely on imports for bread.
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The war in Ukraine could unleash a catastrophe on the Middle East
Food and fuel prices are at their highest since 2011, when increases helped trigger the Arab Spring.
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Ahdaf Soueif on climate loss: In Egypt, we watch as concrete is sunk into the Nile
I have lost the ability to talk to my grandchildren happily and hopefully about the world.
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