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Members of the Tarabin Bedouin tribe sit, exchanging stories, around a campfire after their evening meal, January 6, 1999 at the Ain Um Ahmad oasis in Egypt's Sinai desert, about 22 miles (35 kms) from the coastal town of Nueba. In Israel's Negev desert and Egypt's Sinai peninsula, many Bedouin have abandoned the traditional lifestyle and succumbed to government efforts to settle them in established communities. However in remote oases and hillside camps, some still cling to the nomadic ways of their forebears. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Ruth Fremson)