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Nasser

American  
[nah-ser, nas-er] / ˈnɑ sər, ˈnæs ər /

noun

  1. Gamal Abdel 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.

  2. Lake, a reservoir in SE Egypt, formed in the Nile River S of the Aswan High Dam; S part, in N Sudan, named Lake Nubia. About 300 miles (500 km) long; 6 miles (10 km) wide.


Nasser British  
/ ˈnæsə, ˈnɑːsə /

noun

  1. Gamal Abdel (ɡəˈmɑːl ˈæbdɛl). 1918–70, Egyptian soldier and statesman; president of Egypt (1956–70). He was one of the leaders of the coup that deposed King Farouk (1952) and became premier (1954). His nationalization of the Suez Canal (1956) led to an international crisis, and during his presidency Egypt was twice defeated by Israel (1956; 1967)

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Hundreds of red-eyed and exhausted people, including many journalists, crowded into the grounds of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in Gaza on Thursday to pay tribute to three fallen colleagues.

From Barron's

Take Nasser Mashni, now sending “love, care and solidarity” to the Jewish victims.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their funeral was held at Nasser Hospital on Saturday.

From BBC

A medical source at Gaza's Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis confirmed it had received 15 bodies via the Red Cross.

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"They need to remember they played a lot of good cricket in this game, and remember that when you get ahead be ruthless and smart," Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports.

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