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Egyptian Court Suspends Presidential Elections

Egypt
The administrative court suspended the election after it emerged the date had been wrongly set by an independent electoral commission, and not by the military council who rule the country.
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Tunisia tourism

Tourists Return To Tunisia After Year Of Turmoil

After a year of revolutionary turmoil that saw tourists flee the Mediterranean hotspot in droves, Tunisia hopes 2012 will mark the start of the recovery in a sector that used to account for almost 7 percent of gross domestic product and employs 500,000 people.
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Saudis Recall Cairo Ambassador In Blow To Egypt Ties

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador in Cairo for security reasons after protests in Egypt against the kingdom's arrest of an Egyptian lawyer, marking a diplomatic rupture between the long-time allies.
farewell intercourse

?Farewell Intercourse? Law in Egypt Would Legally Allow Husbands To Have Sex With Dead Wives

A controversial new law, dubbed Farewell Intercourse, could possibly come into effect in Egypt which states that husbands will be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives up to six hours after their death. The Farewell Intercourse law is just one of many new laws being introduced to Egyptians by the Islamist-dominated parliament. Other laws include the legal marriage age lowered to 14-years-old and women's rights to education and employment abolished.
A fire burns on a gas pipeline in the Massaeed area west of the Mediterranean coastal town of al-Arish, North of Sinai, February 5, 2012.

Egypt-Israel Deal On Natural Gas May Be Scrapped

Notice of the termination of a natural-gas purchase agreement between companies in Israel (the buyers) and companies in Egypt (the sellers) was confirmed Sunday by those on both sides of the contentious issue.
Egypt

Egypt Protesters Storm Cairo's Oct. 6 Bridge

On Thursday, protestors in Egypt took control of Cairo's Oct. 6 bridge, the cite where over a year ago anti-government demonstrators violently clashed with the forces of then-President Hosni Mubarak.
The Rolls-Royce 1920 amored car at the Dorset Tank Museum.

Rolls-Royce Armored Car: They Don’t Make Tanks Like They Used To [PHOTOS]

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has had a long and venerable history since its foundation in 1904. When most people think of Rolls-Royce, they probably imagine driving through the teeming streets of some Western metropolis, perhaps gazing distantly at the proletarians as they busy themselves in their daily cares. Maybe our theoretical rider lights his cigar with a hundred dollar bill and says to his driver, Jennings, drive faster - we can't be seen arriving late at Belmont.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Egypt Sues UK Over Frozen Mubarak Assets

Egypt's Ministry of Justice filed suit against the UK Treasury department on Monday over £90 million ($140 million) in assets frozen during the rule of Hosni Mubarak.

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