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ARالحكومة المصرية تفعل خطة الطوارئ الصحية بعد هزة أرضية شرق القاهرة ARزلزال بقوة 5.4 درجة يضرب مصر فجر الاثنين ARهزة أرضية بقوة 5.3 درجة تضرب مصر وشعور بها في القاهرة الكبرى ARكلب "بطل" يساعد فرق الإنقاذ في لاغونا بيتش بإبعاد قطيع ماعز ARحرائق غابات كارثية تجتاح سبوكان بواشنطن وتؤدي لإخلاء آلاف السكان ARهزة أرضية محسوسة في عدة دول بالشرق الأوسط مركزها شمال غرب السويس ARأسعار النفط تتراجع بشدة بعد إشارات دبلوماسية حول إيران ومضيق هرمز ARدحلان: الهجمات الإسرائيلية استهدفت قتل فرصة إنهاء الحرب في غزة ARترامب يعلن استئناف المحادثات مع إيران بعد إلغاء هجوم ARزلزال بقوة 5.2 درجات يضرب منطقة السويس ويشعر به سكان القاهرة ARالحكومة المصرية تفعل خطة الطوارئ الصحية بعد هزة أرضية شرق القاهرة ARزلزال بقوة 5.4 درجة يضرب مصر فجر الاثنين ARهزة أرضية بقوة 5.3 درجة تضرب مصر وشعور بها في القاهرة الكبرى ARكلب "بطل" يساعد فرق الإنقاذ في لاغونا بيتش بإبعاد قطيع ماعز ARحرائق غابات كارثية تجتاح سبوكان بواشنطن وتؤدي لإخلاء آلاف السكان ARهزة أرضية محسوسة في عدة دول بالشرق الأوسط مركزها شمال غرب السويس ARأسعار النفط تتراجع بشدة بعد إشارات دبلوماسية حول إيران ومضيق هرمز ARدحلان: الهجمات الإسرائيلية استهدفت قتل فرصة إنهاء الحرب في غزة ARترامب يعلن استئناف المحادثات مع إيران بعد إلغاء هجوم ARزلزال بقوة 5.2 درجات يضرب منطقة السويس ويشعر به سكان القاهرة

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