Qursaya Island residents: 13 years of struggle

Mon, 14/01/2013 - 12:39
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Safaa Soror
Videographer: 
Abanoub Emad
Editor: 
Youssef Nasser Abdel Monem

The conflict over Qursaya Island's ownership dates back to the year 2000. The island's residents have been fighting with businessmen and the Armed Forces over possession of the island, which they have been living on since the early 1950s.

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