{
  "id": 9129762,
  "title": "Egyptian woman defends master’s thesis in labour, gives birth to triplets hours later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/egyptian-woman-defends-masters-thesis-in-labour-gives-birth-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:41:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/egyptian-woman-defends-masters-thesis-in-labour-gives-birth-to-triplets-hours-later-1.500683474"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: An Egyptian researcher defended her master’s thesis while suffering labour pains and gave birth to triplets just hours later, turning one extraordinary day into a double celebration of academic achievement and motherhood. Aya Khalaf Ahmed attended her thesis defence at the Faculty of Education at Ain Shams University on Saturday morning despite experiencing contractions ahead of the birth…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}