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Month: July 2015

Iran Nuclear Deal, unlocking the Middle East

7 years ago
by Catherine Shakdam -- THE LEVANT NEWS -- Iran and the US do not need to be at war, nor should they! And though this clash of the Titans still fits within the hegemonic ambitions of hawkish Israel and its American patsies, the world today simply cannot afford to pay lip-service to peace when collaboration […]
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King Salman of Saudi Arabia Meets With Hamas Leaders

7 years ago
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and BEN HUBBARD for The New York Times --  The Levant News -- CAIRO — King Salman of Saudi Arabia met Friday with top political leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in the most striking example yet of the new king’s willingness to work with Islamist organizations long considered foes. Analysts […]
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Happy Eid Fitr

7 years ago
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What's delaying gas exploration in Lebanon?

7 years ago
by Jean Aziz - Translated by Pascale el-Khoury for Al-Monitor --  THE LEVANT NEWS -- BEIRUT — Gas exploration in Lebanon has been frozen for more than two years, but it has now returned to the forefront of Beirut's political and media scene. It was not brought to the table by any Lebanese government or official body, but […]
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Why Did the Middle East Fail?

7 years ago
 by Ambika  Vishwanath for The Leadership Review -- The Middle East, in 2015, saw two important and transformative elections. In early March, Israel re-elected a right wing government that ran on a platform that was even more conservative than it had ever been. Whether we agree with the outcome is not important, the majority of Israel voted […]
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Ex-Saudi spy chief: Nuke deal will ‘wreak havoc'; Arabs lose faith in ‘oldest and most powerful ally’

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS --Arabs will continue to turn away from the United States after a nuclear deal with Iran that will “wreak havoc in the region,” Saudi Arabia’s former head of intelligence said. Prince Bandar bin Sultan, writing in Lebanon’s Daily Star on July 16, said the deal between Iran and Western powers will allow […]
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Syria’s opposition plans to replace Syrian pound with Turkish lir

7 years ago
by Mohammed Al-Khatieb - Translated by Rani Geha for Al-Monitor -- Middle East Business News -- ALEPPO, Syria — The Syrian opposition forces and institutions in the north are investigating whether the Turkish lira could substitute the Syrian pound, which has been drastically dropping in value since the start of the war in early 2011. […]
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ISIS fights for its window to the Mediterranean

7 years ago
by Esperance Ghanem - Translated by Sami-Joe Abboud- Source: Al-monitor -- THE LEVANT NEWS -- BEIRUT — A great part of the Syrian province of Homs has fallen into the hands of the Islamic State (IS) following the fall of Palmyra. Amid these developments, Lebanon is focusing on Homs. Meanwhile, the Syrian army has been […]
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Zarif after deal: 'The world has changed'

7 years ago
by Ali Hashem for Al-Monitor -- THE LEVANT NEWS -- VIENNA: On the famous balcony in Palais Coburg, Al-Monitor spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif a few hours after he, along with EU special representative Federica Mogherini, had announced the historic deal concluding a 13-year standoff over Iran’s nuclear program. The interview was […]
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Obama's official announcement re Iran's deal

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Here is the full text of President Barak Obama speech regarding Iran's deal: "Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States -- together with our international partners -- has achieved what decades of animosity has not: A comprehensive, long-term deal that will verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. […]
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US B61-12 nuclear bomb test may be drilling use in Europe - Moscow

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS --The recent test of the US В61-12 nuclear bomb confirms Washington’s plans to maintain nuclear weapons in Europe that are capable of reaching Russia, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Monday. Antonov slammed the US nuclear bomb test as “irresponsible" and "openly provocative.” "It turns out that under the disguise of […]
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U.S. and Iran Reach Historic Nuclear Deal

7 years ago
The agreement, swapping sanctions relief for new limits on Tehran’s nuclear program, came after Washington bowed to Iranian demands to lift a U.N. arms embargo. BY DAN DE LUCE, COLUM LYNCH FOR FOREIGN POLICY -- Iran and six world powers agreed to a historic deal Tuesday that will impose limits on Tehran’s nuclear program in […]
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Here's the full text of the Iran nuclear deal

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- The United States, Iran, and other world powers have finally concluded negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, reaching a final agreement on Tuesday that was over two years in the making. Here is the full text of the Iran nuclear deal: iran-deal-text (1)
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18-day negotiation yields landmark Iran nuclear accord

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- VIENNA — After long, fractious negotiations, world powers and Iran struck an historic deal Tuesday to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions — an agreement aimed at averting the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and another U.S. military intervention in the Middle […]
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Syrian Air Force Pounds ISIL Leaders’ Meeting in Raqqa

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Syrian Air ForceMilitary sources in the Northeastern parts of the country confirmed that a number of leaders of the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) takfiri group were killed and wounded in a Syrian air force raid on the venue of their meeting in Raqqa, Al-Alam News Network […]
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