Egypt’s Depressed Tourism Industry Leaves Bored Camels

Geo Quiz: Which way does the Nile River flow? The world’s longest river starts in the highlands of Central Africa and flows down hill all the way to the Mediterranean.

Egypt through the eyes of other cartoonists

Cartoonists outside the Middle East are commenting on events in Egypt just as much as those in the region. A few more references to the imagined back and forth between Hosni Mubarak and Barack Obama but just as many pyramids, dominoes and pharaohs. Take a look.

Middle Eastern cartoonists on Egypt (updated Feburary 4, 2011)

Political cartoonists across the Middle East are drawing pyramids, camels, chairs, empty chairs, pharaohs, heiroglyphs  and contemporary images like smartphones and tweets to comment on the political revolution unfolding in Egypt.

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Audio Slideshow: Camel Races in Australia

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Photojournalist Tim Bonham journeys deep into the Australian outback to profile Glenda Sutton. Sutton is a camel jockey, and has been since 1998. She learned how to ride in the United Arab Emirates, and now races in her native Australia. Bonham caught up with her at The Boulia Camel Races in Queensland. Download MP3

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• Drought drives camels to overrun Australian town

Australian drought drives camels to overrun town

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Thousands of wild camels have descended upon a small Australian down in a desperate search for water. Drought conditions in their usual habitat are forcing the camels into more populated areas. Anchor Marco Werman tells us more.