Month: September 2015

Lebanon's Garbage and the Pope's language of Laudato Si’

THE LEVANT EXCLUSIVE -Beirut - by Emily Holman -- Two days after my arrival in Lebanon in mid-July, and almost one month after the publication of Pope Francis’s most recent papal encyclical, Laudato Si’, collection of the nation’s rubbish reached a standstill. Activists and residents of environs surrounding the Naameh landfill, in mountains […]

Repercussions of Chemical Weapons Use During the Iran-Iraq War on the Iranian Foreign Policy Perspective

THE LEVANT EXCLUSIVE - by G. Beatrice Maneshi -- The recent announcement of a nuclear framework agreement between the E3+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran has cracked open the longstanding closed door of international negotiation between Iran and the international community on matters of security. Current negotiations stand to break down the […]

12 Foods That Boost Your Calorie Burn

The Levant News -- One of the most common problems of people is obesity. It cannot just make you feel bad and uncomfortable, but it can greatly affect your health as you will be exposed to a higher risk of diseases. How can you be healthier and at the same time how can bring you back […]

44 Germany-bound migrants arrested in Lebanon

The Levant News -- Police said Wednesday they had detained 44 people of different nationalities as they were trying to emigrate to Germany from the northern port of Tripoli. Source: Daily Star

NATO Forces Fight Taliban Near Besieged Kunduz Airport, ex-base Reportedly Under Attack in Baghlan

The Levant News -- A former NATO base has been attacked by Taliban extremists in the city of Baghlan, Afghanistan, according to reports on Twitter. A NATO spokesman also said alliance troops had engaged in combat with the Taliban near Kunduz airport. The news about the attack on the ex-base was broken by a Der Spiegel […]

Russian Military Forces Start Airstrikes Against ISIS - Ministry of Defense

The Levant News -- The Russian Air Force has begun carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, the country’s Defense Ministry said. "In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, warplanes of the Russian Air Space Forces today [Wednesday] have started an aerial operation, involving pinpoint […]

Weapons Bound for Yemen Seized on Iran Boat: Coalition

The Levant News -- Arab coalition forces waging a military campaign against Houthi fighters in Yemen seized an Iranian boat loaded with weapons in the Arabian Sea on its way to deliver supplies to the group, the Saudi-led alliance said on Wednesday. The announcement was made a day after tribal fighters backed by the coalition won […]

China Again Calls for Political Solution for Syria

The Levant News -- China's foreign minister has repeated a plea for the crisis in Syria to be resolved politically, during a meeting of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Wednesday. Russia and the United States, two other permanent members, agreed on Monday to look for a […]

Workers Kidnapped in Iraq have been Released - Turkish PM

The Levant News -- Sixteen Turkish workers abducted by armed militants in Iraq have been released and are with embassy officials, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on his Twitter account on Wednesday. The men were snatched on Sept. 2 from a stadium they were building on the outskirts of Baghdad, apparently by an armed group […]

Putin Wins Parliamentary Backing for Air Strikes Against ISIS

The Levant News -- President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday secured parliament's unanimous backing to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, paving the way for imminent Russian military intervention in its closest Middle East ally. Russia has already sent military experts to a recently established center in Baghdad that is coordinating air strikes […]

Saturated Fats Too Often Replaced With Unhealthy Alternatives

The Levant News -- Removing saturated fats to improve health and nutritional quality is widely recommended, but new research shows that many people simply replace them with other foods that offer no health benefits. Olive oil is a healthy alternative to butter, lard or hard margarine. A study published in the Journal of the American College […]

To Unite the Earth, Connect It- Bono And Zuckerberg

The Levant News -- "Following my speech at the United Nations this afternoon, here's a piece Bono and I wrote for The New York Times outlining why we must connect the world.", Zuckerberg wrote on his Fecabook's page. SEVENTY years ago, the United Nations was formed as the expression of a simple choice: cooperation instead of […]

Saudi Arabia Issues Over 1,000 Images Suggesting Death-Toll Rise

The Levant News -- Authorities in India and Pakistan say photographs of dead released to diplomats for identification mean hundreds more killed than originally thought. Saudi Arabia has given foreign diplomats over 1,000 photographs of the dead from last week’s hajj crush and stampede, Indian and Pakistani authorities said, in an indication of a significantly higher […]

Thousands Enter Syria to Join ISIS

The Levant News -- Nearly 30,000 foreign recruits have now poured into Syria, many to join the Islamic State, a doubling of volunteers in just the past 12 months and stark evidence that an international effort to tighten borders, share intelligence and enforce anti-terrorism laws is not diminishing the ranks of new militant fighters. Among those […]

A Project to Connect Refugee Camps to the Internet- Zuckerberg

The Levant News -- Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, promoted access to the Internet as “an enabler of human rights” and a “force for peace” on Saturday, as he announced that his company would help the United Nations bring Internet connections to refugee camps. “It’s not all altruism,” Mr. Zuckerberg said later, in an implicit […]

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