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Egypt said on Monday it arrested more than 200 people along its southern border – most of them foreigners – as part of a crackdown on illegal gold mining and smuggling in the area. The border region is rich in mines: if you know the regional name “Nubia” you’re actually saying the ancient Egyptian word for gold: “nub.” These days illegal mining is rife, especially as war-wracked Sudan is unable to adequately police the industry on its side of the frontier. Gold accounts for some 70% of Sudan’...