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Year: 2015

Graham Fuller’s Scorecard on Predictions for 2015–Part 1

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- by Graham E. Fuller -- Having rashly ventured last year into making predictions for the coming year of 2015 in the Middle East, how do those assessments bear up today, one year later? This self-graded scorecard comes in two separate articles: due to space limitations I take up here today two […]
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Poll shows Assad remains in favor with Syrians

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Despite a heavy counter narrative by the West, a 2014 poll shows Assad still has the support of a large percentage of Syrians. An online opinion poll conducted in the July of 2015 by a research firm working with the American and British governments found that Syrians support President Bashar al […]
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2016 ... Happy New Year

7 years ago
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Why Isis fights

7 years ago
Jihadi fighters in Iraq and Syria reveal the apocalyptic motivations of the militant movement that has hijacked the Syrian uprising – and transformed the Middle East THE LEVANT NEWS - By Martin Chulov for THE GUARDIAN -- For more than a century, Dabiq was one of northern Syria’s forsaken villages, a speck on a vast […]
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Italy expels man suspected of terrorist intentions

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- ROME: Italy has expelled a Moroccan man after investigations revealed he wanted to commit acts of terrorism and planned to travel to Syria, the interior minister said Tuesday. The 40-year-old, who had briefly acted as a Muslim cleric while living near the northern town of Padua, left Italy on a plane […]
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Smoking bad for pets: study

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- LONDON: Smoking is bad for pets too, the University of Glasgow said Tuesday, citing an ongoing study into the effects of second-hand smoke on dogs and cats. Research under way at the Scottish institution has found that pets living in a smoky environment have a higher risk of health problems including […]
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Son of radical Lebanon sheikh killed fighting with ISIS in Iraq: reports

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- BEIRUT: Local media Tuesday said the son of an imprisoned north Lebanon preacher has been killed fighting alongside ISIS in Iraq. Media said Bilal Omar Fustoq, son of Omar Bakri Fustoq, was killed during clashes with the Iraqi army in the northeastern part of Salahuddin province, north of the capital Baghdad. […]
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Son of radical preacher wounded by militants on Arsal outskirts

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- BEIRUT: The son of a fugitive sheikh suffered a gunshot wound Tuesday during a dispute with militants on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, the state-run National News Agency reported. The NNA said Abada Hujeiri, son of Mustafa Hujeiri, known as Abu Taqiya, was admitted to a hospital […]
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UK husband and wife convicted of planning bomb attack

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- LONDON: A husband and wife have been convicted of planning a large-scale bombing of civilian targets in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the July 7, 2005 attacks on the city's transit system. Mohammed Rehman, 25, and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, were found guilty Tuesday at the Old […]
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey to set up "strategic cooperation council

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Turkey agreed on the need to set up a "strategic cooperation council" to stengthen military, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Tuesday. "The meeting produced a desire to set up a high-level strategic cooperation council between the two countries," […]
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Erdogan, Salman meet in Riyadh to discuss Syria

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have held talks in Riyadh to discuss the situation in Syria. Salman and Erdogan met in the Al-Yamamah Palace on Tuesday hours after the Turkish president arrived in the Saudi capital for a third such visit to […]
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Al-Jubeir: Death of Zahran Allouch did not serve peace process

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Tuesday that the killing of prominent Syrian rebel leader Zahran Alloush, the commander of Jaysh al- Islam group, in a Russian airstrike last week does not serve the peace process in Syria. "We believe that assassinating Zahran Alloush or fighting leaders that had supported […]
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Enemies after Muslim civil war: Khamenei

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iranm Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says the enemies are trying to trigger infighting among Muslims as they are destroying Islamic countries. “The aim of the enemies today is to set off a civil war among Muslims which they have unfortunately succeeded to some extent,” the Leader […]
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Israel arrests Jews suspected of praising Palestinian family murder

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Israeli police said Tuesday they have arrested four Jewish men suspected of being among gun-waving extremists filmed celebrating the killing of a Palestinian toddler in a firebomb attack. They were shown in a wedding video, broadcast last week by an Israeli news channel, which spread online and drew strong condemnation from […]
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85% of Americans disapprove of US Congress’ performance: Poll

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- The overwhelming majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the Republican-dominated Congress, with 85 percent disapproving of the legislative body’s job performance. The CNN/ORC poll released on Tuesday found that 14 percent of Americans approving the performance of lawmakers, which is a 7-point drop since February. The survey also found that many […]
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