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Tunisia

Campaigning gets going for legislature

The electoral campaign to choose Tunisia's legislators next month officially kicked off on Tunisian territory on Friday, two days after the campaign began abroad. According to the Independent High Authority for Elections, the electoral campaign will continue until midnight on Dec 15. Citing the new electoral law, the electoral authority said 1,055 candidates are running for the 161 seats in the new parliament inside and outside Tunisia. Domestic voting will occur on Dec 17, while overseas voting is set for Dec 15, 16, and 17. The Tunisian legislative elections will be organized in two-round votes.

Egypt

Mummies with golden tongues discovered

The Egyptian archaeological mission working at a temple in the Nile Delta province of Menoufia found several mummies with golden tongues, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday. The tombs, including the Late Period of ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman civilization, contained several mummies that had golden tongues nestled in their jawbones, the statement said. Also found were several skeletons enveloped in golden sheets, human-shaped wooden tombs, pottery items and material used in mummification.

Xinhua