The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant.
A representative of the Iranian students holds up a portrait of a blindfolded American hostage during a press conference in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Nov. 5, 1979. | AP Photo Iranians storm U.S. Embassy, Nov. 4, 1979
CNN Severe Weather Team. In recent weeks huge incessant sand storms have disrupted life across the Middle East. These massive storms shut down the city of Tehran, Iran for days, and caused U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to Kurdistan while he was in Iraq recently.NN Severe Weather Team. In recent weeks huge incessant sand storms have disrupted life across the Middle East. These massive storms shut down the city of Tehran, Iran for days, and caused U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to Kurdistan while he was in Iraq recently.