A photo showing American star Kristen Stewart wearing a keffiyeh (headscarf worn by Arab men) was trending on Twitter on Sunday. “Two years ago, I got this scarf as a gift from one of my Palestinian fans,” the post read. “Now I shocked when I knew that he died by Israilian attack.” The second sentence, with a misspelt word and a verb missing, may be enough for people to infer that the post is fake. But before it could be pointed out, the keffiyeh-clad Kristen had gone viral and was being lauded for speaking out against Israel. Many Pakistani news outlets carried the doctored image too. Photo: Ahram Online According to Ahram Online, the verified account with 800.
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More Than 100 Burials Uncovered in Egypt’s Nile Delta
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Ahram Online report, 110 burials containing the remains of adults and children have been found at the Koum el-Khulgan archaeological site in the Nile Delta region of northern Egypt. Pottery, amulets, scarabs, stone tools, and flint knives were also recovered. Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that more than 60 of the graves are oval-shaped and date to the Predynastic period, from about 6000 to 3150 B.C. In these tombs, the bodies were placed in a flexed position on their left sides. Newborn remains were placed in clay pots. Five of the oval tombs date to the Naqada III period, from about 3200 to 3000 B.C., he added. Thirty-seven of the graves are rectangular in shape and date to the Second Intermediate period, known for the rule of the Hyksos, between about 1640 and 1540 B.C. The remains of young children from this era were placed in clay sarcophagi. To read about
The country’s official gazette said the measure was taken due to the “serious security and health conditions that the country is going through.”
The state of emergency has been in place since April 2017 following two deadly attacks on churches in Tanta and Alexandria that killed 45 and injured over 100 others. It is the 16th time that it has been extended.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly also issued a decision to impose curfews in a number of areas in North Sinai, while the state of emergency is still in effect.
The Egyptian military has been engaged in a battle with Daesh affiliated militants in the northern Sinai province since 2011.