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19 June 2013 Last updated at 14:03 ET

Protests flare over Egypt governorMan protesting in Luxor against the appointment of Adel Khayat as governor, 18 June 2013

Egypt's tourism minister quits and protests erupt as a man with links to Islamists behind the deadly 1997 attack in Luxor is named as city governor.

Suicide bomber strikes Yemeni market

A suicide bomber on a motorbike kills two people in Yemen's northern town of Saada, which is under the control of Houthi Shia rebels.

Israeli President Shimon Peres and singer Barbara Streisand, 18 June 2013Israel starts celebrating Peres 90th

Celebrations begin for the 90th birthday of Israel's President Shimon Peres, in the presence of celebrities and world leaders.

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