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A UK Customs Line Learns to Read Maps
London bans goods from Israeli settlements. Egypt and seven capitals applaud. The small print of a customs form is doing what a decade of speeches could not.
10 hours ago · 3 min read
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Sherif Al-Mahdi
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Born in Heliopolis to a doctor and a literature professor. Covered the second intifada, Iraq war embedded with British forces, Arab Spring as Reuters Cairo bureau chief. Speaks classical Arabic, Egyptian colloquial, fluent English and French. Reads two newspapers in print every morning.
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