HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029689.txt

This document discusses political events in Tunisia and Egypt. In Tunisia, leftist opposition leader Chokri Belaid was assassinated, causing protests against the Islamist government. The Prime Minister responded by dissolving the government and promising to form a technocrat one aimed at promoting unity. In Egypt, the second anniversary of the revolution was marked by violence and economic losses, with the army warning of the "collapse of the state" due to political impasse.