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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Bombings In 2 Syrian Coastal Cities

6:26am May 24, 2016

David Greene talks to Sam Dagher of The Wall Street Journal about the significance of recent bombings in the Syria port cities of Tartus and Jableh, not far from Russian military facilities.

Images of dead bodies in Syrian prisons, taken by a Syrian forensic photographer, were displayed at the United Nations last year. They were also put on exhibit at the U.S. Capitol last July. A range of activists and groups are trying to find better ways t

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Documenting Torture: Doctors Search For New Ways To Gather Evidence

1:06am May 24, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Holding torturers to account requires evidence, the kind that doctors are learning to compile from countries at war, like Syria. But there are many challenges.

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A shop owner waits for customers in a market in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Over the past nine months, tourism has plummeted in the country after a series of deadly attacks.

People Aren't Coming To See The Pyramids Or Snorkel In The Red Sea

8:26pm May 23, 2016

by Emily Harris

The crash last week of an EgyptAir passenger plane flying from Paris to Cairo is not likely to help Egypt's battered tourism industry.

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Refugee Crisis Is The Largest Since WWII, World Bank President Says

8:21am May 23, 2016

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim delivers remarks at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. Renee Montagne talks to him about efforts to support countries hosting millions of Syrian refugees.

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Coptic Christians grieve during prayers for the departed, remembering the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 at Al-Boutrossiya Church in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday.

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Egypt Deploys A Submarine To Search For EgyptAir Flight Data Recorders

9:45pm May 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Egypt's president says the submarine is heading to the area where the plane went down on Thursday. He cautions that determining what caused the crash could take "a lot of time."

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EgyptAir Debris Photos Released As Crash Investigation Continues

5:20pm May 21, 2016

The Egyptian military released photos Saturday of debris recovered from the missing EgyptAir plane. New communications from the plane have also emerged.

The curator of the Qarawiyyin Library, Abdelfattah Bougchouf, opens an original version of a famous work, Muqaddimah, written by historian Ibn Khaldun in the 14th century. The library in Fez is one of the world's oldest working libraries, dating to the 10

The Delicate Task Of Restoring One Of The World's Oldest Libraries

5:20pm May 21, 2016

by Leila Fadel

After a four-year restoration, Morocco is poised to reopen the Qarawiyyin Library, founded more than a millennium ago by a pioneering woman and home to some of the earliest works of Islam.

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In Austria's Jewish Community, Some Who Fear Muslims Are Drawn To The Far-Right

10:44am May 21, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Austria could elect the first head of state from a far right party on Sunday. Because of the party's Nazi ties in the past, this election holds special significance for Austria's Jews.

The official Facebook page of the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman shows part of the wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804. The Arabic reads,

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PHOTOS: Egyptian Military Releases First Images Of EgyptAir Plane Debris

9:16am May 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The EgyptAir plane disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean early Thursday. It's still not clear what caused the plane to go down. Multiple reports indicate smoke was detected in the cabin.

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Egypt Veers From Track Record By Raising Terrorism As Possible Cause

8:52am May 21, 2016

Egyptian authorities have been more willing to admit fears of terrorism in the downing of EgyptAir 804 than Egyptians have been in previous air disasters.