8 August 2012 Last updated at 14:34 ET

Egypt officials sacked over SinaiEgyptian security forces stand by their armoured personnel carriers ahead of a military operation in the northern Sinai peninsula on 8 August

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi sacks the country's intelligence chief and the governor of North Sinai, just days after an attack by militants that killed 16 border guards.

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil speaks during a news conference in Tripoli July 11, 2012. Libya set for handover of power

Libya's interim rulers are set to hand power to the country's newly-elected national assembly following the first post-Gaddafi polls.

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