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FACETIME: Mahmoud Jibril, former Libyan interim Prime Minister After the death of Colonel Gadhafi, Libya is looking towards a new and very different future. This week in a special edition from the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan, MME sits down with the country's former interim prime minister Mahmoud Jibril to discuss a timeline for a new constitution and elections. IN FOCUS: Jordan's economic pressures Tensions have been high in Jordan, where King Abdullah dismissed his cabinet for a second time this year and appointed a new prime minister. Jordan is one of the smallest economies in the Middle East and suffers from high rates of poverty. Leone Lakhani takes a look at Jordan's most pressing issues. Marketplace Middle East airs weekly at the following times (all GMT): Fridays: 0845, 1645, Saturdays: 0615, Sundays: 0515, 1745, Mondays: 0045

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10 natural wonders to see before they disappearupdated: Tue May 10 2011 08:05:00

You've heard the grim timelines: if warming continues, the Great Barrier Reef will be bleached by 2030; glaciers in the Swiss Alps, on Mt. Kilimanjaro, and in Glacier National Park will disappear in under 40 years; and Arctic ice melt will leave the North Pole bare and polar bears extinct.

People.com: William and Kate's Honeymoon Locale: Jordan?updated: Mon Apr 18 2011 13:09:00

Palace aides stay mum, saying that the couple's post-wedding break will be private

Dead Sea drilling project aims to study ancient weather, disastersupdated: Wed Nov 24 2010 14:44:00

A unique drilling exploration project in the Dead Sea aims to uncover layers of ecological history, which may shed light on questions relating to global climate and seismic conditions, officials said.

Dead sea scrolls coming to the Internetupdated: Wed Oct 20 2010 06:09:00

Thousands of dead sea scroll fragments to be scanned and placed online. CNN'a Kevin Flower reports.

FSB: Turning Dead Sea mud into moneyupdated: Thu Dec 10 2009 09:51:00

It's a scorching hot day at the Dead Sea -- 102°F, to be exact.

Archeologist finds 3,000-year old Hebrew textupdated: Thu Oct 30 2008 15:37:00

An Israeli archaeologist has discovered what he says is the earliest-known Hebrew text, found on a shard of pottery that dates to the time of King David from the Old Testament, about 3,000 years ago.

Dead Sea Scrolls go from parchment to the Internetupdated: Wed Aug 27 2008 16:24:00

More than 2,000 years after they were written, the Dead Sea Scrolls are going digital as part of an effort to better preserve the ancient texts and let more people see them than ever before.

The scrolls go digitalupdated: Wed Aug 27 2008 16:24:00

CNN's Ben Wedeman gets a preview of a hi-tech initiative allowing anyone with an online computer to access the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Time.com: Dead Sea Scrolls to Go Online updated: Wed Aug 27 2008 12:00:00

Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see

Time.com: The Man Who Bought a Resurrectionupdated: Tue Jul 08 2008 17:00:00

Ten years ago, David Jeselsohn bought a curious artifact. Now it's the talk of both theology and biblical scholars

Time.com: Was Jesus' Resurrection a Sequel?updated: Mon Jul 07 2008 12:55:00

A controversial relic suggests that the story of a messiah who died and rose after three days was extant three decades before the birth of Christ

Time.com: Dead Sea Scroll on Rare Displayupdated: Tue May 13 2008 18:00:00

One of the most important Dead Sea scrolls is going on display in Jerusalem this week -- more than four decades after it was last seen by the public

Moving in together could be hazardous to your relationshipupdated: Wed Nov 14 2007 11:19:00

Moving in together could be hazardous to your relationship. How to avoid the petty annoyances of cohabitation.

Places to see before they disappearupdated: Thu Nov 01 2007 12:15:00

When it comes to the following tourist destinations, the trick will be getting there before the wrecking ball does.

Pamper yourself: Spa packageupdated: Wed May 30 2007 05:22:00

What is it: The Jurlique Just for Her Pampering Package.

Dead Sea soak a hidden oasisupdated: Tue Jun 13 2006 11:50:00

My escape begins at dawn on a rocky plateau above the biblical town of Ein Gedi.

Money Magazine: Death Valley Days The otherworldly wonders never cease at America's most surprising national parkupdated: Thu Jan 01 2004 00:01:00

Cold weather got you down? Have we got the spot for you: Death Valley. The mere thought of it feels brutally hot and arid,right? The second-hottest temperature ever recorded on earth, 134ºF, was lo...

Fortune: No. 19 Carly Fiorina HEWLETT-PACKARDupdated: Mon Aug 11 2003 00:01:00

The wire-service photo from the World Economic Forum's recent Global Reconciliation Summit beside the Dead Sea in Jordan was a tutorial in power: Carly Fiorina leaning in close behind Colin Powell,...

Fortune: The Clash In Its Prime: White-Hot Glareupdated: Mon Dec 06 1999 00:01:00

The Clash Live: From Here to Eternity (Epic/Sony)

Fortune: Why the Soviet economy works so well, pragmatism in Nexis, role models for tax evaders. MIDDLE-AGED DELINQUENTSupdated: Mon Dec 18 1989 00:01:00

Our eye was caught by an item in the November 15 Wall Street Journal about a tax delinquent in Pennsylvania. The Journal said the nonfiler in question, a businessman named Ernest R. Lilley Jr., had...

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