Israel’s Oil Dreams Kick off Environmental Battle

A battle is brewing in Israel over plans to exploit what prospectors say is a huge oil shale resource beneath part of the country.

Egypt protests, the Suez Canal and gobal trade

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The protests in Egypt have many in the international community wondering how the growing political instability will affect commerce in the region. The World’s Laura Lynch reports on the Suez Canal, and how control of that waterway is key to both Egypt and global trade. Download MP3

Timeline: History of the Suez Canal

Smaller seas

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Now from Pakistan — head 50 degrees due west for today’s Geo Quiz. That should land you somewhere in or near the Mediterranean Sea. Now you could say the Mediterranean isn’t just one big body of water.