The United States on Tuesday exempted aid groups, the United Nations, the Red Cross and the export of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices from its designation of Yemenâs Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization. The carve-outs are not enough to allay U.N. fears that Washingtonâs move would push …
Read More »UN Security Council wants to cooperate with Arab League
The problems that continue to plague the Arab world were top of the agenda for the UN Security Council on Monday, as it considered ways in which cooperation with the League of Arab states might be enhanced. Members discussed the protracted conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Sudan, and the …
Read More »Twitter backtracks over free spech in face of populist calls for censorship
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey backed the messaging platformâs ban of US President Donald Trump, but said Wednesday it sets a âdangerousâ precedent and represents a failure to promote healthy conversation on the social network. âHaving to ban an account has real and significant ramifications,â Dorsey said in a string of …
Read More »Iran takes offensive on reintroducing US to nuclear deal, sanctions corona vaccine
Iranâs Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Tehran was in no rush for the United States to rejoin a 2015 nuclear deal, but that sanctions on the Islamic Republic must be lifted immediately. âWe are not insisting nor in a hurry for the U.S. to return to the …
Read More »Fake news plague hits Saudi over corona vaccine
A series of phishing messages about the newly released coronavirus vaccine has cybersecurity experts cautioning Saudi citizens to take increased care when it comes to their private data. The messages, which appear to come from official government email addresses, use the Health Ministry COVID-19 vaccine center registration as a hook …
Read More »COVID-19 Lockdowns: Liberty and Science
The Chinese Coronavirus (COVID-19) hit American shores â officially, anyway, there is significant evidence that it arrived earlier â in late January 2020. The American public was then told that a two-week shutdown of the economy would âflatten the curve,â relieving the pressure on hospital intensive care units and saving …
Read More »Has Covid killed off the flu? Influenza cases miraculously nosedive by 98% across the globe
It was feared by many to be the perfect winter storm, a nightmare situation that would push our global health service over the edge: the ‘twin-demic’ of flu, which kills about 10,000 Britons, 10,000 Dutch and over 100,000 Americans every year; and a second deadly wave of Covid-19. By the …
Read More »WHO top official: lockdowns are a mistake
The World Health Organizationâs special envoy on COVID-19 urged world leaders earlier this month to reconsider âusing lockdowns as the primary control methodâ of battling Covid-19. After first creating global panic by putting the Covid-19 mortality rate higher than 3 percent and urging governments in an unprecedented move to lockdown …
Read More »Will COVID ever go away?
The Levant News publishes voices from a wide variety of people with different backgrounds. After stories from Italy, Saudi Arabia, America and Lebanon today Dutch actor and entrepreneur Arjan Kindermans elaboration on COVID-19, its consequences and ‘the new normal’.. Do you think covid will ever go away? The flue vaccine …
Read More »Democratic crackdown leads to top-level COVID resignation in Israel
Israelâs tourism minister resigned on Friday in protest at a new law that curbed demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the measure left him without a âshred of trustâ in the veteran leader. Azaf Zamir will be replaced by Orit Farkash Hacohen, a fellow member of the Blue and …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to ease COVID-19 international travel restrictions on Tuesday
Saudi Arabia will partially lift the suspension of international flights from Sept. 15, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, six months after travel restrictions were imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Kingdom will end all restrictions on air, land and sea transport âafter Jan. 1â next year, the ministry …
Read More »Republican convention warns of grim future under Joe Biden
Republicans made the case for President Donald Trump to be re-elected in November in the Republican National Convention on Monday night.The party made pointed attacks against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, warning of a grim future under his leadership. Unlike the Democratic Party’s convention, which was held entirely online because …
Read More »Panic in Iran following the explosions in Beirut
The Beirut explosions on August 4, resulting from 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate igniting along with other explosive materials present in far lesser quantity in a warehouse, left more than 200 dead, dozens missing and around 300,000 homeless. The explosions raised global concern and empathy for Lebanon. Importantly, the explosions …
Read More »Indonesia claims it discovered the worldâs first Covid-19 drug
Indonesian news outlets all reported on the new Corona-virus medicine. The drug is a result of research performed by a collaboration between the University Of Airlangga, the Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI) and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN). Not the slightest bit of doubt appeared on the face of Airlangga University …
Read More »Shattered glasses, shattered dreams
The Levant News publishes voices from a wide variety of people with different backgrounds. After stories from the Netherlands, America, Saudi Arabia and Italy today reporter Alberto de Luca writes about the tragic events in Beirut earlier this week.. Tuesday the 4th was a day awaited by many Lebanese in …
Read More »Has the whole world gone crazy?
It seems like the whole world is going crazy: the most recent trend in the United States is buying guns and ammo in mass quantities. This unprecedented surge in gun buying seems to be related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but itâs not the first time something like this has happened. …
Read More »Top ministers booted out of Sudanese cabinet
Sudanâs prime minister replaced the finance, foreign, energy and health ministers and three other senior cabinet post-holders on Thursday as part of a sweeping reshuffle, the government said. Authorities had said a reshuffle was coming, but few had expected the exit of Ibrahim al-Badawi, who as finance minister led efforts …
Read More »Israel opposition warns of social-economic explosion
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Thursday protests over the economic slowdown could soon turn violent as restrictions to contain the coronavirus are reimposed and state assistance for the jobless lags. Alarmed by a new spike in COVID-19 cases, conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week ordered a slew …
Read More »Coronavirus: disease may have been waiting worldwide for perfect temperatures to spread
The coronavirus outbreak may not have originated in China and instead lay dormant around the globe waiting for the right conditions to activate, a university expert has suggested. Rather than the city of Wuhan being the centre for Covid-19, the disease might have been lying in wait in several countries …
Read More »Beirutâs Lack of Infrastructure: A Hidden Enemy in Fighting COVID-19
By :Â Siba El-Samra The shortage of public spaces, as well as walking and biking infrastructure in Lebanon, is not a new problem. During a pandemic, this shortage becomes time-critical and even more life-threatening, especially in dense Beirut. As cities around the world look to find ways to live with …
Read More »Saudi Arabia tries new peace plan in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies under a Saudi-led coalition, three sources said, as violence escalates with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the north of the country. Previous clashes between Yemenâs Saudi-backed government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), …
Read More »Islamic State proclaims corona as God’s revenge against sinners
Islamic State (IS) said the coronavirus pandemic was divine punishment for its enemies, according to an audio broadcast on Thursday, where the jihadists also vowed more attacks. The person on the tape, which was posted on one of the militantsâ websites but could not be verified by Reuters, identified himself …
Read More »UN warns of rising child marriage and labour in Yemen
The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday its work in Yemen was near a âpotential breaking pointâ as coronavirus spreads in the war-damaged country, with rising numbers of families resorting to begging, child labour and marrying of children. Around 80 percent of Yemenâs malnourished population relies on humanitarian assistance, making …
Read More »Greenhouse gases in decline thanks to coronacrisis
Global carbon dioxide emissions could fall by up to 7% this year, depending on ongoing restrictions and social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic, research published in the journal Nature Climate Change showed on Tuesday. The study, by a group of scientists from institutions in Europe, the United States and …
Read More »The Great Realization: Living in New York City during COVID-19
I was infected with COVID-19 and have recovered. The urge to go outside, meet with friends, hug them, and be with them is eating on my consciousness. But I canât, because New York City is still on pause and has been since March 22, the date that New York State …
Read More »Trump quashes oversight in State Department in latest corona scandal
Democrats in Congress on Saturday launched an investigation into President Donald Trumpâs move to oust the State Departmentâs internal watchdog, accusing the president of escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration. Trump announced the planned removal of Inspector General Steve Linick in a letter to House of Representatives …
Read More »US, China Should Pursue Peace, Not Military Brinkmanship
BY LYU JINGHUA Neither side wants to appear weak, but recent actions and rhetoric by both sides has put all of us in greater danger of U.S.-China military tensions sliding into armed conflict. The coronavirus pandemic is reshaping the U.S.-China relationship â but in the opposite of the way …
Read More »‘The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19’ download the first part of the new documentary for free
Humanity is imprisoned by the Covid-19 pandemic. People are being arrested for walking together in a park, or sitting with more than three persons in one car. Economies are collapsing, and it will be a matter of weeks before millions of people around the globe will start rioting for food. …
Read More »A modern witch hunt in coronavirus times
In times of crisis and panic, going against the flow is seen by many as inconvenient. This is precisely the case in the current Covid-19 pandemic where people who dare to oppose the official information coming from institutions such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and other local health institutions …
Read More »Will llamas become the new Coronavirus heroes?
Antibodies from Winter, a 4-year-old llama with great eyelashes, have neutralized coronavirus and other infections in lab experiments. Some scientists hope she might be an important figure in the fight against the coronavirus. Winter is not a superpowered camelid, she was simply the lucky llama chosen by researchers in Belgium, …
Read More »New film ‘The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19â goes viral on social media
The first part of âThe Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19â a new film by Plandemic went viral on the internet in the past 24 hours. The documentary reveals the agenda of the scientific and political elite who run the global health system and shows the sinister role of U.S. president Donald …
Read More »Kim Jong Un is cutting ribbons again
Kim Jong-un finally emerged back onto the world stage earlier this week after a 20-day absence, which led to much speculation about his health and well-being. The weeks of speculation about the North Korean dictator’s health brought home an alarming fact: no one really knows who will control North Korea …
Read More »‘The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19’ watch the first part of the new documentary for free
Humanity is imprisoned by the Covid-19 pandemic. People are being arrested for sitting on a bench in a park, or hiking with friends in nature. Economies are collapsing, and it will be a matter of weeks before millions of people around the globe will start rioting for food. Mainstream media …
Read More »Pompeo says there is evidence coronavirus came from Wuhan lab
The Trump administration stepped up assertions that the coronavirus originated at a laboratory in Wuhan, adding more fuel to a point of tension between the U.S. and China. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said he also has seen âenormous evidenceâ that Covid-19 virus originated in a laboratory in …
Read More »Some lessons to be learned from the current crisis
People all around the globe are currently directly, or indirectly, affected by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The Levant News publishes voices from a wide variety of people with different backgrounds. After stories from the Netherlands, Lebanon and Italy today Saleh Abdulwahed writes from the Saudi capital Riyadh. While driving through …
Read More »Aerosols are the crucial missing link in Covid-19 infections
Dutch pollster and data-analyst Maurice de Hond exposed a relationship between the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the weather (especially specific humidity). Which can be found here. In his second contribution to The Levant News he elaborates how aerosols play an important role in the infection with the virus. …
Read More »Bali tourism industry sees most dramatic economic free fall in over 50 years
As the world faces a spiraling daily commercial downturn that is faster and deeper than any since World War 2, the singular entity of Bali â Earthâs most photographed island â has felt it more than anywhere. By Joshuahn Jackstonburg Due to the almost total reliance on business via foreign …
Read More »Pandemic-induced decreases in consumption have compromised the worthiness of oil
The outbreak of COVID-19 has given the entire world a reality check with regards to over consumption especially when it leads to greater pollution. Global Warming has never been more relevant an issue than it at this given time. By Lara Issa The fact that pollution levels have drastically decreased …
Read More »How the coronavirus is changing the world – the political, ecological and geopolitical impact
In his book Plagues and Peoples historian William Hardy McNeill uses two concepts to describe the impact of diseases on humankind. One are the micro-parasites: the bacteria, viruses and other invisible lifeforms that cause disease. The other are the macro-parasites: the rulers, states and conquerors that impose taxes on subjects, …
Read More »Banks smashed and many wounded as Lebanon protest turn violent over failing economy
While the infamous âcurvesâ of the coronavirus infected are flattening, one by one the world governments are starting to get ready to move into phase 2 of the Covid-19 crisis. The plan is to progressively relax the lockdowns allowing the return of much needed economical activities, as well as allowing …
Read More »UN raises alarm about police brutality in lockdowns
The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Monday about more than a dozen countries that have declared states of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic where police have arrested or detained hundreds of thousands of people and killed others. âEmergency powers should not be a weapon governments can wield …
Read More »Petition calling for resignation of WHO Director-General nears 1,1 million signatures
An online petition calling for the immediate resignation of World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus over his handling of the Coronacrisis has reached more than 1 million signatures. By Arthur Blok The petition states that the WHO chief is “unfit” for his role as head of the organization …
Read More »EU denies softening disinfo report under China pressure
The EU denied Monday bowing to Chinese pressure to water down a report on coronavirus disinformation to soften criticism of Beijing. Various international media said that, under pressure from Beijing officials, the EU had delayed publication of a regular report on disinformation trends last week, and toned down the final …
Read More »Report: humidity has a significant impact on the spread of COVID-19
Dutch pollster and data-analyst Maurice de Hond exposed a relationship between the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the weather (especially specific humidity). He calls for further scientific research on this phenomenon. His recent findings are currently being analysed by scientists. By Maurice de Hond A highly respected virologist sent …
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