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Cairo brings back Iftar cannon tradition in Ramadan

In an effort to revive the Ramadan spirit that has been lost during the coronavirus lockdown, Cairo has revived the centuries-old tradition of firing a cannon at sunset to signal Iftar, when Muslims break their fast
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