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Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi

SCAF Can Still Determine Egypt's Advancement

On 11 February 2011, the West's "man in Cairo", Hosni Mubarak, was toppled from power, the result of continuing and increasingly violent anti-government demonstrations. After 18 days of civil unrest during which all the Government's concessions had been spurned and with no tangible support from his allies abroad, Mr Mubarak, the President of Egypt for almost 30 years, finally stood down.
London Olympics & workforce morale

Job Redundancies Set to Rise in U.K.

Although the Confederation of British Industry played down recession threats on Monday, a study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) paints a dismal picture of the job scene.
Syrian security personnel inspect the site of an explosion in Syria's northern city of Aleppo

Free Syrian Army Bomb Aleppo, Killing 25

Violence intensifies in Syria as the Free Syrian Army has claimed responsibility for the twin blasts that targeted security buildings in Aleppo, Syria's commercial hub.
Research: Whales Stressed Out By Shipping Noise

Shipping Noise Stresses out Whales: Research

Experts based at the Duke University and the New England Aquarium in the U.S. found that noise generated by engines of large ships overlaps the frequency range that some whales use for communicating, thereby increasing their stress level.