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Ayah Aman
In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture
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![A guest walks in the lobby of Al-Masa Hotel during an African Ministers of Finance Economy and Environment Meeting for the COP27 climate summit, at the New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 7, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2022-10/GettyImages-1243028275%20%283%29.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=gdIzIcW_)
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