Now, the 15-unit minor, a study of the Southwest Asian and North African area, which includes Morocco, Afghanistan, Turkey, Yemen and other countries, is in place.

The attack on a mosque in Egypt that left more than 300 people dead appears to be the deadliest in the history of the Sinai Peninsula. Why is it so dangerous?

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The 7 countries in North Africa. ... Egypt is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago on April 4 announced that it will be renamed the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa (ISAC), effective immediately ...