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Swahili

(Encyclopedia) SwahiliSwahiliswähēˈlē [key] [Arab.,=coast people], name for some of the inhabitants of the Kenya, Tanzania, Somali, and Mozambique coasts, Zanzibar, and E Congo. Descendants of black…

Bahrain

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bahrain or Bahrein Bahrein both: bärānˈ, bə– [key], officially Kingdom of Bahrain,…

Arab-Israeli Wars

(Encyclopedia) Arab-Israeli Wars, conflicts in 1948–49, 1956, 1967, 1973–74, and 1982 between Israel and the Arab states. Tensions between Israel and the Arabs have been complicated and heightened by…

Maghreb

(Encyclopedia) Maghreb or MagribMagribboth: mäˈgrĭb [key] [Arab.,=the West], Arabic term for NW Africa. It is generally applied to all of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia but actually pertains only to…

Foreign Embassies in the United States

Source: U.S. Department of State. Embassy of Afghanistan, 2341 Wyoming Ave., N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20008. Phone: 202-483-6410. Fax: 202-483–6488. www.embassyofafghanistan.org Embassy of the…

Yemen

(Encyclopedia) CE5 YemenYemenyĕmˈən [key], officially Republic of Yemen, republic (2015 est. pop. 26,916,000), 207,300 sq mi (535,800 sq km), SW Asia, at the southern edge of the Arabian peninsula…

Nasser, Gamal Abdal

(Encyclopedia) Nasser, Gamal AbdalNasser, Gamal Abdalgəmälˈ ăbˈdəl näˈsər [key], 1918–70, Egyptian army officer and political leader, first president of the republic of Egypt (1956–70). A…