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class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/meast/egypt-lifestyle-during-chaos/index.html?hpt=imi_t2" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130820161601-egyptian-child-malaysia-left-tease.jpg" width="214" height="122" alt="" border="0"/> </a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"> <h2> <span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/meast/egypt-lifestyle-during-chaos/index.html?hpt=imi_t2" target="_self">Egyptians talk about coping</a> </span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad7top"></div> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/meast/syria-iraq-refugees/index.html?hpt=imi_t3" target="_self"> <img 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href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/opinion/mideast-talks-noam-chomsky/index.html?hpt=imi_t4" target="_self">Chomsky: Can Mideast find peace?</a> </span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad7top"></div> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825/http://travel.cnn.com/virtual-tour-inside-palatial-suite-abu-dhabis-newest-luxury-hotel-481746?hpt=imi_t5" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130821163929-st-regis-abu-dhabi-left-tease.jpg" width="214" height="122" alt="" border="0"/> </a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"> <h2> <span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825/http://travel.cnn.com/virtual-tour-inside-palatial-suite-abu-dhabis-newest-luxury-hotel-481746?hpt=imi_t5" target="_self">Inside Abu Dhabi's palatial suite</a> </span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> 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if Syrian activists' claims that the government has used chemical weapons outside the capital, Damascus, are confirmed. <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=imi_c1" target="_self">FULL STORY</a> | <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/21/world/meast/syria-chemical-weapons-questions/index.html?hpt=imi_c1" target="_self">CULPRITS UNCLEAR</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1content"><div id="cnn_mtt1rgtarea"> <h3>TOP MIDDLE EAST STORIES</h3> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/world/meast/israel-lebanon-rockets/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Reports: Rockets fired toward Israel from Lebanon</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/world/africa/egypt-muslim-brotherhood-mubarak/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Report: Mubarak taken from prison to house arrest</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/21/world/meast/egypt-unrest/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">State TV: Egypt military arrests Brotherhood spokesman</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/21/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Activists: Videos show chemical attack in Syria</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/politics/us-egypt-aid/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Official: U.S. temporarily holds up military aid to Egypt</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">17 dead in shootings, explosions across Iraq</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/19/world/meast/saudi-arabia-obesity/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Saudi King Intervenes to help 1,345-pound man</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/19/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">U.N. to assess if chemical weapons used in Syrian civil war</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/19/world/meast/egypt-sinai-ambush/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Egypt: 25 soldiers killed in Sinai Peninsula ambush</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> </ul> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtpmore cnn_sectt1mtp"><a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/archive/" class="cnn_mtpmorebtn"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/1px.gif"></a></div> <div class="cnn_clearmt1t2"></div> </div> </div> <div id="cnn_maintopprofile" style="width: 344px;"> <div class="cnn_shdcontent"> <div class="cnn_sectt4cntnt">   <div class="cnn_adspc336cntr"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="336"> <tr> <td height="280" align="center"><span id="medium_rectangle" class="_fwph"> <form id="_fw_form_medium_rectangle" style="display: none"> <input type="hidden" name="_fw_input_medium_rectangle" id="_fw_input_medium_rectangle" value="w=336&h=280&envp=g_js&sflg=-nrpl&cd=336,280|300,250;"/> </form> <span id="_fw_container_medium_rectangle" class="_fwac">   <div id="ad-617665" 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href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/opinion/mideast-talks-noam-chomsky/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130820154001-palestinian-girl-west-bank-topics.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Noam Chomsky: Can Mideast find peace?" border="0"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_smtpiablgi2"><a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/opinion/mideast-talks-noam-chomsky/index.html?hpt=imi_r1"><span>The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks proceed within a framework of assumptions that merit careful thought. </span></a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> <div class="cnn_divdotted"></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/13/business/iraq-oil-violence-defterios/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">Iraq: Why violence and oil don't mix </a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/30/opinion/jacobs-israelis-palestinian-understanding/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">Listen to both sides </a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/30/opinion/ghitis-egypt-arab-spring/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">How to rescue the Arab Spring</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/opinion/egypt-opinion-hellyer/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">Egypt's military holds the key to country's future</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/world/egypt-coup-debate/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">When a coup is not called a coup</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="cnn_sectmtpiarea"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_shdcafooter" style="clear: both;"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad2top cnn_shdspc"></div> <div class="cnn_contentarea cnn_filterareabox"> <div class="cnn_sdbx"><div class="cnn_sdbx1"><div class="cnn_sdbx2"><div class="cnn_sdbx3"><div class="cnn_sdbx4"><div class="cnn_sdbx5"><div class="cnn_sdbxcntnt"> <div style="width:980px;"> <div class="cnn_fabheader"> <div class="cnn_fabh1">Editor's choice</div> <div id="cnnGalleryTabs" class="cnn_fabh2"></div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div> <div id="cnn_fabcontent" class="cnn_fabcontentarea"> <div id="cnn_fabcprev" class="cnn_fabcprv_off"></div> <div class="cnn_fabcaholder"><div class="cnn_fabcawindow"><div class="cnn_fabcaslide"><div id="cnn_GalleryViewPort"> <div id="cnn_GallerySliderContainer" style="width:2718px"> <div class="cnn_fabcaslab"> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/opinion/egypt-world-role-gerges-opinion/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130820150000-egypt-protests-hand-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Who can stop Egypt bloodbath?" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/opinion/egypt-world-role-gerges-opinion/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Who can stop Egypt bloodbath?</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/world/meast/egypt-victim-texts/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130814154856-qmb-hazem-elbeblawi-egypt-00000425-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Desperate text to dead daughter" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/world/meast/egypt-victim-texts/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Desperate text to dead daughter</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/world/africa/egypt-raid/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130814095709-female-morsy-supporters-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Egypt raid: What to know" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/world/africa/egypt-raid/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Egypt raid: What to know</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/world/meast/egypt-international-reaction/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130814064536-08-egypt-0814-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="World reacts to Egypt crisis" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/world/meast/egypt-international-reaction/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>World reacts to Egypt crisis</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz">  <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div id="gallery_0_ad_0" class="cnn_fabcatimg"> </div> </div> <div id="gallery_0_ad_0_adgif" class="cnn_fabcatad"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/opinion/bahrain-protests-silent-spring/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130814152505-bahrain-molotov-cocktail-file-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Bahrain's silent spring" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/opinion/bahrain-protests-silent-spring/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Bahrain's silent spring</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/opinion/israel-palestinian-peace-talks-strenger/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130721142304-benjamin-netanyahu-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Why Netanyahu clouds peace talks" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/14/opinion/israel-palestinian-peace-talks-strenger/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Why Netanyahu clouds peace talks</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcaslab"> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/13/opinion/miller-five-things-peace-talks/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130813101317-defining-moments-aug-13-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Are Mideast peace talks serious?" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/13/opinion/miller-five-things-peace-talks/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Are Mideast peace talks serious?</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/13/world/meast/saudi-woman-everest/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130519173541-raha-moharrak-saudi-everest-climber-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Saudi woman conquers Everest" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/13/world/meast/saudi-woman-everest/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Saudi woman conquers Everest</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/08/13/spc-marketplace-middle-east-camel-milk.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130813155228-spc-marketplace-middle-east-camel-milk-00001315-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="A Camelicious coffee, anyone?" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/08/13/spc-marketplace-middle-east-camel-milk.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/1px.gif"> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/08/13/spc-marketplace-middle-east-camel-milk.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>A Camelicious coffee, anyone?</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/12/world/meast/iraq-deadliest-month-damon/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130812163202-iraq-eid-graves-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Iraq's deadliest month so far" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/12/world/meast/iraq-deadliest-month-damon/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Iraq's deadliest month so far</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz">  <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div id="gallery_0_ad_1" class="cnn_fabcatimg"> </div> </div> <div id="gallery_0_ad_1_adgif" class="cnn_fabcatad"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/11/world/meast/israel-palestinian-jewish-rock-bands-for-peace/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130808041722-khalas-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Metal bands tour for peace" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/11/world/meast/israel-palestinian-jewish-rock-bands-for-peace/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Metal bands tour for peace</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/08/11/pkg-pleitgen-syria-ice-cream.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130811195202-pkg-pleitgen-syria-ice-cream-00005401-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Ice cream biz boom amid civil war" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/08/11/pkg-pleitgen-syria-ice-cream.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/1px.gif"> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/08/11/pkg-pleitgen-syria-ice-cream.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Ice cream biz boom amid civil war</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div id="cnn_fabcnext" class="cnn_fabcnxt"></div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad2top cnn_shdspc"></div> <div class="cnn_contentarea cnn_shdsectbin"> <div class="cnn_contentarea"> <div class="cnn_shdcaheader_sec"></div> <div class="cnn_sbalternate"> <div class="cnn_sectbin1"> <div class="cnn_sectbincntnt"> <div class="cnn_sectbincntnt2"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/mme/index.html?hpt=imi_bn1&hpt=imi_bn1"><span>Marketplace Mideast</span></a></h4> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> <div class="cnn_divline"></div> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/06/07/marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130607125228-marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate-00003421-bin-tease.jpg" width="220" height="84" alt="" border="0"/> </a></div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"><a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/06/07/marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif"/></a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"><h2><span><a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/06/07/marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self">Oman's first chocolatiers </a></span></h2></div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad11top"></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/05/24/marketplace-middle-east-breaking-records-b.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self">Breaking records in Dubai</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span>  <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/05/24/marketplace-middle-east-breaking-records-b.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1"><img class="cnnVideoIcon" width="16" height="10" border="0" alt="Video" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822182825im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/global/icons/video_icon.gif"/></a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span></li> </ul>  <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2013/06/21/marketplace-middle-east-tunisia-two-years-on.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self">Tunisia two years on</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span>  <a href="/web/20130822182825/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2013/06/21/marketplace-middle-east-tunisia-two-years-on.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1"><img class="cnnVideoIcon" width="16" height="10" border="0" alt="Video" 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