Word: eritrea
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...Number of stranded Australian sheep that landed in Eritrea after 80 days at sea, having been rejected by Saudi Arabia in August because 6% were said to be suffering from scabby mouth disease. Eritrea got the sheep for free, with a $700,000 donation from Australia for "handling fees...
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...survivor. It's possible he could view exile as a temporary retreat, from which he could return to power." Last month Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told an Israeli newspaper that during the 1991 Gulf War, Saddam had packed his bags and was preparing to flee to Libya or Eritrea, but changed his mind after concluding his life was not in danger...
Among the countries represented are Afghanistan, Armenia, Burundi, Cambodia, Eritrea, Guatemala, Israel, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Sudan...
...nearly 800 U.S. forces based in the East African nation of Djibouti, across the Red Sea from Yemen, and a Marine Corps amphibious assault ship, the Belleau Wood, has been in the area since August. Sources tell TIME the U.S. is looking to use the port of Assab in Eritrea as a naval base to keep an eye on traffic between Yemen, Sudan and Somalia. At home, the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center (CTC) now has a staff of 1,100 analysts and covert operatives, almost triple the number it had a year ago. Technologists are working on new gadgets...