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Social media in Egypt was ablaze this weekend as users expressed outrage over an apparent mislabeling on Google Maps, which showed Ras El Hekma, a region on Egypt’s North Coast, as belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The uproar was ignited after users noticed that searching for Ras El Hekma (also spelled Ras Al Hekma and Ras Al Hikma) on Google Maps displayed the term “State of UAE” under one of its locations…
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Did Google Really Label Egypt’s Ras El Hekma as ‘State of UAE’?
Social media in Egypt was ablaze this weekend as users expressed outrage over an apparent mislabeling on Google Maps, which showed Ras El Hekma, a region on Egypt’s North Coast, as belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The uproar was ignited after users noticed that searching for Ras El Hekma (also spelled Ras Al