BBC News with Zoe Diamond
The Egyptian authorities have failed to agree a date for the first presidential election of the post-Mubarak era. At a news conference in Cairo where an announcement was due, the chairman of the electoral commission told the media there would be no announcement after all. Farooq Sultan said that the delay was to ensure that Egyptian
expatriate
votes could be accounted for.
"The committee reported today and decided to postpone the announcement of the election timetable until a solution is reached, one that guarantees that Egyptians living abroad will be able to cast their votes in a suitable time frame, ensuring that their role in determining the fate of their country is real and not merely a
token
one."
In recent days, other government officials have given two different dates. A BBC correspondent says the confusion suggests a battle among Egypt's military rulers, perhaps about the terms of handing power over to civilians.
Jordan is setting up a refugee camp near its northern border with Syria in preparation for an expected mass
exodus
of Syrians fleeing violence in their homeland. Dale Gavlak reports from Amman.
It's the first camp to be set up for Syrians in Jordan since the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad began 11 months ago.
Aid officials estimate more than 10,000 Syrian refugees already live in Jordan, mostly in private apartments. But they say the numbers are growing as the Syrian military escalates attacks on