King Farouk of Egypt’s life was a brutal lesson that “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” From birth, the ruler’s ...

Farouk was detained previously in 2018 after the publication of a book criticising the government's economic policy ...

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On November 1, OSS 117, Cairo, the cult comedy starring Jean Dujardin, arrives on Netflix to bring the bumbling spy and his adventures in Egypt back to life.