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EgyptAir Officials Gather Clues About Plane's Disappearance

12:19pm May 19, 2016

Egypt and French officials offer condolences to families. Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Eleanor Beardsley and H.A. Hellyer at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council.

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EgyptAir Flight That Vanished Off Radar Likely Crashed Over Water

12:19pm May 19, 2016

Greece's defense minister says its air traffic controllers tracked the plane as it fell before it disappeared. Mary Louise Kelly talks to NPR's Russell Lewis and aviation analyst Alex Macheras.

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EgyptAir Flight From Paris To Cairo Vanished From Radar In Egyptian Airspace

8:25am May 19, 2016

The Airbus 320 vanished early Thursday about 175 miles from the Egyptian coastline. Renee Montagne talks to Todd Curtis, of the website AirSafe, and NPR's Eleanor Beardsley and Russell Lewis.

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Airbus A320 Used By EgyptAir Disappears On Flight From Paris To Cairo

8:14am May 19, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Russell Lewis and Eleanor Beardsley — as well as Declan Walsh, who is The New York Times bureau chief in Cairo, about Flight 804, which vanished Thursday morning.

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Search Parties Begin To Look For Missing EgyptAir Flight

8:13am May 19, 2016

Sixty-six people were on the plane when it disappeared during a flight from Paris to Cairo. Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Eleanor Beardsley and Russel Lewis, and to Alex Macheras, an aviation analyst.

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EgyptAir Plane Disappears Off Radar On Its Way To Cairo From Paris

6:27am May 19, 2016

Egyptair flight MS804 vanished Thursday en route to Cairo from Paris. Mary Louise Kelly talks to NPR's Eleanor Beardsley and Russell Lewis as well as Tamer El-Ghobashy of The Wall Street Journal.

Pamela, the cow prize, hangs out in the backyard of DigitalMania Studio's office in Tunis, Tunisia.

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It Sounds Udderly Ridiculous, But Video Gamers In Tunisia Can Win A Cow

7:25pm May 18, 2016

by Vicky Hallett

That's one way to get people — and especially farmers — to play. After all, a cow is worth $1,500 in Tunisia.

A view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya, in 2011.

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New Report Details The Horrors Of Life Under ISIS In Sirte, Libya

5:53pm May 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Human Rights Watch interviewed 45 Sirte residents for its report, which paints a vivid picture of how ISIS controls every aspect of life. ISIS has benefited from the chaos in Libya.

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Top Diplomats Work To Revive Ceasefire In Syria

4:29pm May 17, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State John Kerry huddles with key players on Syria, including Russia and Iran, to try to revive a ceasefire.

Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Minneapolis where three young Somali-Americans are on trial for allegedly planning to go to Syria to join the Islamic State. The demonstrators say the FBI and local law enforcement is targeting and ent

He Was Caught Trying To Join ISIS, Now He's In Jihadi Rehab

1:26pm May 17, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

A Somali-American, who pleaded guilty to attempting to join the Islamic State, has been approved for America's first jihadi rehab program. His counselor explains the de-radicalization process.

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