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Boat With Libyan Immigrants Capsizes Off Italy; 250 Missing

ROME -- A boat carrying as many as 300 migrants from Libya capsized in rough seas off the Italian coast early Wednesday, leaving 250 people unaccounted for. Survivors told of desperately trying to reach rescue boats as those unable to swim screamed in the darkness and pulled one another under the water. If the number of...

Obama: Gadhafi 'Needs to Go' [VIDEO]

Opinion: Anybody Know What the Obama Doctrine Is?

OK, it's now one week later. President Barack Obama dithers over Libya with the predictable result that things have become even worse. Earlier administrations might have sent cruisers, but we managed a commercial ferry to evacuate Americans in fear for their lives. The Brits, however, secretly sent in military aircraft to...

US, Europe Intensify Efforts to Isolate Gadhafi

WASHINGTON -- The United States and European allies intensified efforts to isolate Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Monday, redoubling demands for him to step down, questioning his mental state and warning that those who stay loyal to him risk losing their wealth and being prosecuted for human rights abuses. Europe, which...

Roadblocks, Looting, Riots Hit Sleepy Sultanate of Oman

The wave of pro-democracy fervor sweeping the Middle East and North Africa has landed in Oman, a tiny Arab sultanate thought to have been one of the region's most stable, prosperous places. Omani protesters demanding better jobs and political reforms clashed with the country's vaunted security forces on Sunday. There were...

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06/02/12 The Royal 'We' Source: BBC Tyne The remarkable collections reveal the great cultures of Asia; the Near and Middle East; and North Africa.
06/01/12 US Higher Education Delegation Travels To North Africa Source: CSR Wire A delegation of US universities, colleges, NGOs, and foundations will travel to North Africa to meet with representatives of higher education institutions June 2-9.
05/31/12 âUS is losing regional bases' Source: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) According to Press TV, Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami said during a conference on "Sustainable Security" in the capital Tehran on Wednesday "The important event that has today impacted the atmosphere of the global and regional security as well as our national security is the rapid geopolitical developments, particularly in Muslim countries."
05/30/12 Facebook opens first Middle East and North Africa... Source: Go Dubai Facebook announced today the opening of its first Middle East and North Africasales office.
05/29/12 Malta urges EU to tackle North Africa migrants Source: EUbusiness - UK Maltese President George Abela on Tuesday urged the European Union to take further steps to tackle illegal immigration from North Africa, an issue significantly affecting his tiny Mediterranean nation.