It is part of an ambitious plan by Afghanistan's interim rulers to end the ubiquity of weapons in this heavily armed society.

If he is forced out before then, the country will need an interim ruler.

He was a quauhtlatoani (interim ruler).

Today, with Egypt's interim military rulers facing growing pressure to crack down on the widely hated former ruling family, those ambitions lie in ruins.

The Times reported this week that Egypt's interim military rulers do not have a clear timetable for the transfer of power to a civilian government.

One of these, usually titled kapr me se m, served as interim ruler after his chief's demise.

I asked Kassem if he thought the Army, now the de-facto interim rulers of country, still drew red lines for the media.

With hundreds of people injured and several killed in a day of confrontations with police, the latest developments have been very damaging for Egypt's interim rulers.

It is hard for Egypt's interim rulers to counter widespread anti-Israeli sentiment.

There had been fears the vote might be delayed after deadly protests against the interim military rulers who replaced Mr Mubarak.