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Same month, same airport, same Benghazi? A prince returns

Same month, same airport, same Benghazi? A prince returns

  Going home. The resonance of that phrase is universal. The happy homecoming. The poignant or sad one. The unsure one. The second chance one. For His Royal Highness Prince Mahdi Al-Senussi that ultimate appellation of his “going home” remains to be determined. Forty-two years to the month that Prince Mahdi was forced to leave […]

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“Flags of Our (Founding) Fathers”: Venezuela's Claim on Guyanese Territory

“Flags of Our (Founding) Fathers”: Venezuela's Claim on Guyanese Territory

The Venezuelan flag carries a rich historical tradition, and is based on versions used by rebels who fought for the country’s independence in the early 19th century. At the same time, like Venezuela as a whole, the flag has undergone changes in recent times. The flag has three horizontal colored stripes. The red is said […]

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