December 30, 2022
The year 2022 witnessed the departure of many prominent personalities in various political, artistic, sports and other fields.

In the following, we review Arab and international personalities who passed away this year and left an important impact behind them.

Elizabeth succeeded her father, George VI, to the throne

At the age of 96, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II passed away from our world at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, on September 8, after seventy years in power, to be the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom on the throne.

The Queen ascended the throne in 1952, and her era witnessed tremendous social changes. The name of Queen Elizabeth II topped the headlines of Arab and Western newspapers, and most countries of the world called her because of her strong influence and presence at the global level.

The United Kingdom bid farewell to its beloved, late Queen Elizabeth II, in a solemn funeral, amid an unprecedented public attendance that was keen to follow the funeral from its launch from Westminster Hall to Windsor Castle.

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Tens of thousands of people, including kings, heads of state, prime ministers and members of royal families, participated in the official funeral of the late Queen, who all came to bid farewell to the Queen and offer condolences.

Queen Elizabeth II was buried next to her husband in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel in Windsor.

She was succeeded on the throne by her son, King Charles III.

Pele is the youngest player to win the World Cup, and the only one to win three World Cups

A few days away from the end of the year, football legend, Brazilian Pele, passed away on December 29, at the age of 82, after suffering from health problems related to the kidneys and prostate.

Pele, who was chosen by FIFA as the best player of the twentieth century, won three World Cup titles with his country in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

The Palestinian journalist for Al-Jazeera satellite channel, Sherine Abu Aqleh, was killed after a bullet pierced her head while she was covering the Israeli forces' storming of the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank, on the morning of May 11.

Eyewitnesses said at the time that the Israeli forces shot her, while the Israeli authorities denied targeting her. She says that she was killed during random shooting by Palestinian gunmen.