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Month: November 2015

ISIS likely brought down Russian plane: Britain

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack on a Russian airliner that killed 224 people in the Sinai Peninsula. Russia dismissed the claim as speculation and Egypt said there was no indication so far that a bomb was […]
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Facebook friend ‘steals’ Australian woman’s prize money through selfie

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Melbourne: Posting a selfie with a prize ticket could prove costly as this Australian woman realised when a Facebook ‘friend’ made away with her $900 (Dh3,305) prize money she won at a horse race. The woman named Chantelle had been at the Ascot racecourse in Perth to watch the Melbourne Cup […]
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What Do People in the Middle East Think About ISIS? These Poll Results Will Surprise You.

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- By David Pollock-- How much grassroots support does the Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS) enjoy in key "coalition" countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Lebanon? Until today, one could only guess at the answer. Recent news reports about the arrests of ISIS adherents in all three of these […]
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Erdogan urges respect for his party's election win

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday hailed a big victory for his ruling party in the country's parliamentary election and demanded the world respect the result. The ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, secured a stunning victory in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, sweeping back into single-party rule only five months […]
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Lebanon: MP Michel Murr proposes Burj Hammoud recycling plant

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- BEIRUT: Lebanese MP Michel Murr proposed constructing a recycling plant in Burj Hammoud, at Metn of Mount Lebanon district, Monday to help solve the trash crisis. “The proposed plot of land, on which we have suggested opening a recycling plant, has nothing to do with the existing dump in Burj Hammoud,” Murr […]
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Lebanon army raids nightclub, 8 killed

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- BEIRUT: An exchange of fire Monday between the Lebanese Army and drug dealers at a north Lebanon nightclub left two soldiers and six others dead, the military and a security source said. A sergeant-major, a soldier, four suspects and two women were killed during the early morning raid of Wet Club […]
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Openly Debating Climate Change And Water Issues

7 years ago
The Levant News -- Reviewed by Riad al Khouri** -- With both climate change and water issues being increasingly discussed in global and regional fora, the appearance ofTransboundary Water Management and the Climate Change Debate is especially timely. In particular, this specialist publication looks at the Nile and Jordan basins, among several others globally; and […]
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Desperate journeys: Persecuted Hazara flee Afghanistan

7 years ago
Facing discrimination and a lack of opportunity, ethnic Hazara are among those landing on the Greek island of Lesbos. At least 16 people drowned and dozens went missing last week after overcrowded boats sank [Kevin Kusmez/Al Jazeera]  THE LEVANT NEWS -- Lesbos, Greece - The smuggler camp where Milad was waiting is ideally situated as […]
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