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Politics● LowSep 21 · Sep 21, 2026, 8:21 PM

Egypt: Compensation paid to familt of Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · North Africa

Over a decade after Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh was shot dead by police, Egypt has paid compensation to the poet and activist’s family. Al-Sabbagh was killed as she laid a wreath in memory of slain demonstrators.

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