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The resilience of Egypts travel and tourism industry has been acknowledged at a VIP gala ceremony hosted by World Travel Awards at the SOHO Square, Sharm el Sheikh, the Red Seas premier dining, shopping and entertainment complex.

A number of Egyptian tourist attractions, hotels and organisations emerged victorious at the WTA 2011 Africa & Indian Ocean Ceremony earlier this evening.

Influential archeologists in Israel are declaring that archeology has proved "the Israelites were never in Egypt, did not conquer the land in a military campaign and did not pass it on the 12 tribes of Israel," and "the empire of David and Solomon never existed." At the same time, other leading archeologists strongly disagree, assuring us that such claims "are either grossly misleading, illogical, disingenuous or all three."

Inside Story - Egypt: Change or status quo? In Egypt, the fight for meaningful change is far from over. Is the military leadership playing an honest transitional role? Is it really trying to meet the demands of those who rose up against the old regime, or is it in fact working for only limited changes in the country so it can remain in control?

Violent protests in Iran, Bahrain as Egypt Army 'split between business & military'In the Middle East, anti-government demonstrations have spread to Libya with hundreds of people taking to the streets in the first sign of the country's unrest.

The uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have triggered a domino effect of protests calling for reform across the Arab world.

Author of 'It takes a Pillage' Nomi Prins says - The economic deterioration of the country in the last 5 or 6 years has created a situation where you have such a young population that is educated and facing the inability to find jobs.Protesters in Egypt demand reforms in a country that has been ruled by a strong handed leader for the last three decades. The Egyptian people are demanding a complete shift in the way their government makes decisions and forms its economic policies.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters intensified their campaign on Monday to force Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to quit as world leaders struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has torn up the Middle East political map.

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