Month: June 2016

Turkey detains 13 in raids connected to airport attack

The Levant News -- Police in Turkey raided 16 addresses in Istanbul early this morning and detained 13 people, including three foreigners, in response to Tuesday’s bombing of the Ataturk international airport. The death toll from the attack now stands at 42, with 128 people in hospitals, including 41 in intensive care units. Officials are […]

Iraq warns Saudi Arabia against meddling in its affairs

The Levant News -- Iraq’s ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Saudi Arabia for its "repeated interventions in Iraqi internal matters" in a statement today. The warning follows remarks by Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Wednesday that called for the dissolution of the Shiite-dominated Popular Mobilization Forces fighting alongside Iraqi army forces, which he […]

Lebanon foils two ISIS-planned attacks

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army says it has foiled two terror attacks that ISIS was planning to carry out at a tourist site as well as a crowded residential area. The army's announcement comes on the wake of a series of suicide bombings in the country’s northeastern border village of Al-Qaa Monday, which killed five people […]

Uyghur leader questions Pakistan's silence on Beijing's Ramadan ban

Uyghur leader Dolkun Issa accuses Pakistan of turning a blind eye to the Muslims of Beijing. The Levant News -- Uyghur leader Dolkun Issa has questioned Pakistan's silence on the Beijing imposed ban on Xinjian's Muslim population from observing Ramadan. In a statement which has been widely circulated across East Asia, Issa said Pakistan which […]

Expect More Violence in the Post-Brexit UK

By Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz* -- Well, that really was a close one. On June 23, over 51 percent of voting citizens shockingly opted for the U.K. to leave the EU. They effectively voted against the status quo, the “entire political class” and globalization. But what’s next for the country, post-Brexit? Political risk will be […]

Lebanon: al-Qaa village on high alert after new ISIS attacks

The Levant News -- The border village of al-Qaa in Lebanon remains on high alert after eight suicide bombings targeted the area. The army’s Airborne Regiment carried out raid operations in the town’s outskirts in search of suspects after four suicide bombers wounded 13 people on Tuesday. These attacks came 18 hours after four initial […]

Brexit- Whistling Past the Graveyard

The Levant News - by Graham E. Fuller -- What an irony that Great Britain should be the one country in the world to deliver what could be the coup de grâce to the modern European order and to a meaningful Atlantic relationship. It is incredible that the population of the UK should have so […]

Israel and Turkey announce reconciliation

The Levant News -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally announced reconciliation between Israel and Turkey during a press conference today in Rome. The two nations hope an agreement due to be signed Tuesday will ease six years of tensions since the deadly Israeli attack on a Turkish blockade runner headed for Gaza. The agreement is […]

Suicide bombers kill 6 in Lebanon

The Levant News -- Suicide bombers killed at least six civilians and wounded more than a dozen others in the predominantly Christian village of Qaa in northeastern Lebanon early this morning. The attacks were carried out by four suicide bombers who blew themselves up near a Lebanese Customs center close to the border with Syria. […]

'Explosive shock' as Britain votes to leave EU, Cameron quits

BY GUY FAULCONBRIDGE AND KATE HOLTON for REUTERS -- Britain voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a 52-48 percent […]

UAE Announces “War Is Over” in Yemen as Talks Falter

The Levant News -- The United Arab Emirates announced that, in its view, the war in Yemen is winding down, possibly signaling a drawdown for its participation in operations in the Saudi-led intervention. The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said in remarks released yesterday that the “war is over” (or “practically” […]

Belgian police alerted to IS fighters en route to Europe

BY PHILIP BLENKINSOP for REUTERS -- Belgian police have received an anti-terror alert warning that a group of Islamic State fighters recently left Syria en route for Europe planning attacks in Belgium and France, a Belgian security source said on Wednesday. The Belgian crisis center in charge of coordinating security responses said an alert had […]

Falluja abuses hard to prevent, not systematic: Iraqi minister

The Levant News | BAGHDAD | BY STEPHEN KALIN AND AHMED RASHEED for REUTERS | Iraq's interior minister said it was difficult to prevent attacks against people fleeing the Islamic State-held city of Falluja, but denied that such actions were systematic and pledged to punish anyone proven guilty of abuses. A regional governor said this […]

Wife of Orlando shooter could face charges soon: source

The Levant News -- BY LETITIA STEIN AND JULIA EDWARDS for REUTERS | The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub could face criminal charges as early as Wednesday after a federal grand jury was convened to study possible wrongdoing by her, a law enforcement source said. Omar Mateen's […]

Muslim elders: Orlando shootings 'contradict teachings of Islam'

The Levant News -- The Abu Dhabi-based Council of Muslim Elders, headed by Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, rejected an Islamic State sympathizer’s murder of 49 people at an Orlando nightclub. In a statement, the council denounced “these repugnant terrorist acts which contradict the docile teachings of Islam.” Without referring to […]

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