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Month: October 2015

IS militants attack forces guarding Libya oil port: official

7 years ago
The Levant News -- IS militants attacked forces guarding one of Libya's main oil ports on Thursday with a gun assault and an attempted car bomb in an escalation of their campaign in the North African state, a local security official said. IS has gained ground in Libya where two rival governments -- one internationally recognized […]
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Putin ally: Russian air strikes in Syria to last three-four months

7 years ago
The Levant News -- Russia estimates its air strike campaign in Syria could last three to four months, the head of the lower house of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Friday. "There is always a risk of being bogged down but in Moscow, we are talking about an operation of three to four […]
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Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group

7 years ago
The Levant News -- Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground attack. Russian warplanes, in a second day of strikes, bombed a camp run by rebels trained by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the group's commander said, putting Moscow and Washington on opposing sides in a Middle East conflict for […]
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Stories of Space

7 years ago
The Levant News -- NASA astronauts at space-grown lettuce for the first time, Elysium Space joins the moon-burial business, and Comet 67P, currently being orbited by the Rosetta spacecraft, made its closest approach to the sun. These are our picks for the best space stories of the past week. What's for dinner? Space-grown lettuce     […]
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Today's Russian Aviation Targets

7 years ago
The Levant News Exclusive -ٍDamascus- The Russian Air Forces launched air strikes on a number of cities and towns, on the second day of Russian operations in Syria, Thursday October 1. Fighter Jets targeted militant cities of Lataminah and Kafr Zita in Hama and the northern town of Manara. The footage shot by drones shows […]
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Russia will succeed where West probably didn’t want to

7 years ago
The Levant News - - Russia has struck eight ISIS targets in Syria, the country’s Defense Ministry said, adding that "civilian infrastructure" was avoided during the operations. “Today, Russian aerospace force jets delivered pinpoint strikes on eight ISIS terror group targets in Syria. In total, 20 flights were made,” spokesperson for the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor […]
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Iran, Saudi Arabia seek to ease tensions as Iranian haj toll rises

7 years ago
The Levant News -- Iran and Saudi Arabia sought to tone down a war of words over last week's haj disaster, with Riyadh offering condolences to its regional rival over what Tehran said on Thursday were 464 Iranians killed in the crush near Mecca. Saudi and Iranian media said the message of sympathy was delivered on […]
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RUSSIA Oil rises above $49 on heightened Syria risks

7 years ago
The Levant News -- Oil rose above $49 a barrel on Thursday as an emerging risk premium over the situation in Syria countered further signs of an economic slowdown in Asia and rising U.S. inventories. Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades. The attacks raised the specter […]
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We're targeting terrorists in Syria: Kremlin

7 years ago
The Levant News -- The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian air strikes in Syria were targeting a list of well-known terrorist organizations and that it was too early to say whether President Vladimir Putin was satisfied with the campaign so far. Speaking a day after Moscow launched a series of strikes against what it said […]
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Akkar Braces for Showdown with State Over Garbage

7 years ago
The Levant News -- A showdown appears set between Akkar residents and authorities as Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb announced Wednesday that trucks would soon begin to haul Mount Lebanon trash to a waste disposal ground there. Source: The Daily Star
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Lebanon Ranks Among Least Competitive Countries Globally

7 years ago
The Levant News -- Government instability, poor infrastructure and corruption were among the reasons Lebanon was considered one of the worst performers in Global Competitiveness Index. Source: The Daily Star  
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Russia Begins Air Strikes in Syria

7 years ago
The Levant News -- Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the four-year-old civil war into a volatile new phase as President Vladimir Putin moved forcefully to stake out influence in the unstable region. Moscow's assertion that it had hit Islamic State militants was immediately […]
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