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1. Lewis Hamilton visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing and Gaza aid facilities

   The Guardian 2026-11-10 15:39

   Seven-time F1 world champion tours border area and logistics warehouses operated by Egyptian Red CrescentLewis Hamilton has visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip to meet organisations sending humanitarian aid to the terr...

2. Collision of two trains in Egypt kills at least seven

   The Guardian 2026-11-08 17:51

   President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 50km from CairoSeven people were killed and at least 125 injured when two trains collided on Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, officials...