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Green directional sign in Arabic with mosque silhouette, two black arrows pointing left and right and yellow headline text.
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The Hamza Overcorrection

Trying to fix an Arabic typo can create a new one. On a Cairo street sign, a well-meant Hamza correction left one Hamza too many — turning a small spelling fix into a small spelling fight. Thanks to this sharp catch by Marnix Demesmaeker, let’s unpack the glottal-stop rules behind it.
Arabic headline announcing that 1,300 companies obtained the Farmer Card.
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The Ghost of the Company

A headline about the "New Egyptian Countryside" uses a feminine verb for a masculine noun. Is it a mistake, or is there a "ghost noun" haunting the sentence?