interactions allows animals to share scattered shade trees under which they may spend 8 of the daylight hours in the summer heat. Around 1800 the Arabian oryx was thought to have occurred over most of the Arabian Peninsula (which includes modern Israel‚ Jordan‚ Syria‚ Iraq‚ portions of Egypt (Sinai Peninsula)‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Oman‚ Yemen‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Bahrain‚ Kuwait and Qatar). By 1970 it was found only in the southeastern regions of the Rub’ al Khali desert on the Arabian Peninsula. The last one
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The British Empire was the largest the world had known. It was said “the sun never sets on the British Empire‚” as it was so large it covered all time zones. Britain had a small population and army so governing was done by inflicting a devastating military defeat on the conquered nation. The defeat was so great that would be no future resistance. It had the desired effect of scaring the locals into doing anything they could to maintain Britain’s favor. This kept the peace. Part of this would
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faces Iran across the Gulf and borders Qatar and United Arab Emirates to the east‚ and Egypt‚ Sudan and Eritrea across the Red Sea to the west. In the south‚ it borders on Yemen and Oman. Its most crucial borders are in the north‚ where it meets Iraq‚ Jordan and Kuwait. Capital: Riyadh Riyadh Features: Major Highways Airports Malls and Large Infrastructures Surrounded by the countries main ports Shipping Ports:
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The rise of religious fundamentalism in the Middle East mostly had a negative impact on regional security from 1970 to 2000. There were many reasons for the rise and it was mainly due to the Islamic fundamentalism as they were described as a turning point. Regional security refers to the security concerns and well being of the regional states in the Middle East. Religious fundamentalism was initially caused by the desire to recreate the golden age of the religion and improving the present‚ yet
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Family Assessment Casey Schuler Bemidji State University Family Description The family discussed in this paper is a blended family. Included is a stepfather (SK)‚ age 50‚ a mother (LS)‚ age 48‚ and three children (TS‚ MS‚ LS)‚ whose ages are 26‚ 21 and 18 respectively. The mother is the biological parent of all three children from a previous marriage which ended in divorce from alcoholism in her spouse. The spouse and biological father (GS) has a distant relationship with the children and does
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World War I has a considerable impact on the geopolitical development of the world. After the end of World War I‚ spheres of influence of leading world powers have changed consistently‚ reducing the impact of Germany and its allies and destroying the Ottoman Empire as the dominant power in the Middle Eastern region. However‚ the effects of World War I on the Middle East had proved to be quite different from what the local population had expected because instead of liberation and expanding the territory
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1982 Lebanon War After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war‚ Lebanon became home to more than 110‚000 Palestinian refugees‚ after their settlements in Palestine and Israel had been depopulated as a result of the war. The large influx of Palestinians from Jordan after "Black September" caused an additional demographic imbalance within Lebanon. By 1975‚ the refugees numbered more than 300‚000 and the PLO in effect created an unofficial state-within-a-state‚ particularly in Southern Lebanon. These rapid demographic
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this revolt‚ a huge breakout of violent Islamic groups began going around many parts of the country and gained power. Furthermore‚ many Syrians have been displaced all around and brought into refugees into certain countries such as Lebanon‚ Turkey‚ Jordan‚ the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Egypt‚ holding a total of four million Syrian refugees altogether. Although struggling with their well needed sanitation system and water‚ these countries still managed to provide an education and health care for
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person who decided the family needed to live in Israel. Mr. Shelby decides he doesn’t want his daughter growing up as a spoiled uncaring princess. Mustapha‚ other important character‚ is an Arab boy who Lesley watches abuse his donkey across the Jordan River. All the Jews are not supposed to hate Arabs‚ but Lesley however comes in contact with Mustapha by the river and talks to him as a person not as an enemy. Mustapha made Lesley a more understanding person towards different kinds of people.
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that began on 18 December 2010. This movement also known as ’Islamist Spring’ and ’Islamist Winter’‚ has forced leaders and rulers from power in Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ Yemen‚ Libya. It has also resulted in civil uprisings in Bahrain‚ Syria‚ Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Oman and other Arab states. This revolutionary upsurge‚ has been different from many of its predecessors in the Arab world. This is due to the apparent distinction of being largely peaceful‚ if compared with the Arab risings in the past
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