In early trans-Saharan trade, this metal went north.

This is Israel's democratically elected parliament (i.e., its legislature).

This is the main resource in Arabia.

The Syrian Civil War is being fought between government forces and this group.

The ending of the yearly flood in Egypt by the Aswan Dam has caused the presence of this mineral to build up, decreasing soil fertility.

In the trans-Saharan trade, this mineral went south.

This is an informal region in northern Iraq, northwestern Iran, northeastern Syria, and eastern Turkey.

The overarching term that describes a country's basic support facilities.

Government forces in Syria are supported by Iran and this North Asian superpower.

Prior to the Aswan Dam, Egyptians were able to raise this many crops per year.

This is a name of open-aired market areas in cities and villages across Swana.

This man is known as the "Father of the Turks."

A country's basic support facilities include roads, schools, seaports, communication systems, and these departure points of modern travel.

Rebel forces are supported by Qatar and this leading oil producer in southwest Asia.

In Egypt, food shortages and a strained economy are attributable to this. (DAILY DOUBLE!)

These are "ships of the desert."

This former president of Iraq invaded Kuwait, claiming it as an historical province, although the world believed him to be merely after oil reserves.

The annual flooding of the Nile, which deposited fertile silt along the Nile's banks, was ended by the construction of what?

It is estimated that this number of people have been killed in the Syrian Civil War.

This is the fraction of its food supplies Egypt is forced to import.

The countries of the Meghreb include Tunisia, Algeria and this country.

President of Syria and leader of the government forces in the Syrian Civil War.

Dams often convert moving water into this type of energy.

Part of protests and uprising across Swana (known as the Arab Spring), the Syrian Civil War commenced on this date. (DAILY DOUBLE!)

The fleeing of this ethnic group from Israel to neighboring Jordan after the Six-Day War in 1967, led to a massive population spike.