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This picture taken on November 17, 2019 shows the Liberia-flagged container ship RDO Concord sailing through Egypt's Suez Canal in the canal's central hub city of Ismailia on the 150th anniversary of the canal's inauguration. - One hundred and fifty years after the Suez Canal opened, the international waterway is hugely significant to the economy of modern-day Egypt, which nationalised it in 1956. The canal, dug in the 19th century using "rudimentary tools" and which links the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, was opened to navigation in 1869 and was expanded in 2015 to accommodate larger ships. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Suez Canal Crisis of 1956

The Suez Canal crisis of 1956 apparently internationalized the crisis in the Middle East for the first time. The then extra-regional powers that had been secretly influencing the crisis militarily…

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April 20, 2022
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Orthographic Projection of the Middle East. cr: Wikimedia
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The Middle East

The Middle East is the most strategic and shattered place in the world. Examining the significance of the region, the natural endowment of the region has over several decades summoned…

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April 20, 2022
Read more about the article Indonesian Boarding School Principal Sentenced to Death for Raping at Least 13 Girls. Several had Babies.
Herry Wirawan escorted by security officers during a sentencing hearing at a district court in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on February 15, 2022. The court sentenced Wirawan to life in prison for raping at least 13 students between the ages of 11 and 14. The sentence was then changed in April to the death penalty.RAFI FADH / AP
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Indonesian Boarding School Principal Sentenced to Death for Raping at Least 13 Girls. Several had Babies.

Rape, unlawful sexual activity, most often involving sexual intercourse, against the will of the victim through force or the threat of force.[1] “In 2015, rape rate for Indonesia was 0.7 cases per…

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April 5, 2022
Read more about the article Africa and the Rest: How Grammy Award Becomes an Instrument of Modern Colonialism  
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Africa and the Rest: How Grammy Award Becomes an Instrument of Modern Colonialism  

The Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or just Grammy, is an award presented by the Recording Academy to recognize "Outstanding Achievement in the music industry" of the United States. The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone.[1] On…

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April 5, 2022