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 can’t, because New York City is still on pause and has been since March 22, the date that New York State …
Read More »Coronacrisis paves the way for a new Chinese world order
The Covid-19 pandemic has been dominating the global news for months now. Almost half of the world’s population is under social or economic corona lockdown. People are afraid. In the background, an unprecedented global crisis that could lead to a dramatic international systematic transition from a Pax Americana to a …
Read More »Meditating The Levant News Exclusive – On the Music and Sufi Science Fiction of Dawoud Kringle
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD As journalist with The Levant and a member of the Egyptian Society for Science Fiction (ESSF), I’m always on the lookout for fellow Arab and Muslim authors of science fiction, and one area that has peaked my interest as of late is Sufi science …
Read More »Dubai’s financial roadshow in New York attracts major investor
The Dubai Financial Market, DFM, International Investors Roadshow in New York 2019 has witnessed significant participation from international investment institutions. The roadshow enabled listed companies to hold 81 one-on-one meetings with senior representatives of 35 international institutions, managing approximately US$3.2 trillion in assets. The roadshow was organised last week, in …
Read More »New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court’s Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats
Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend. The planned casting of an anti-Kavanaugh spell, one of the more striking instances of politically disgruntled Americans …
Read More »Saudi Arabia must face U.S. lawsuits over Sept. 11 attacks
A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay damages to victims. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs’ allegations “narrowly articulate a reasonable basis” for him to assert jurisdiction under …
Read More »Ex-CIA Officer Arrested On Suspicion Of Exposing U.S. Spy Network In China
A former Central Intelligence Agency officer is under arrest on charges of illegally retaining highly classified information relating to the U.S. spy network in China – including notebooks containing lists of informants and details of their operations, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53, a naturalized U.S. …
Read More »Subway bomber wounds self, three victims in New York
A Bangladeshi man set off a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York City commuter hub during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, immediately calling it an attempted terrorist attack. The suspect, Akayed Ullah, 27, was taken to a hospital after suffering burns …
Read More »New York explosion: Man detonates pipe bomb in ‘attempted terrorist attack,’ officials say
A man wearing a homemade pipe bomb detonated his explosive in a walkway at the Port Authority Bus Terminal near Times Square on Monday, injuring three people and causing chaos in one of the busiest commuter hubs in the city, officials said. Authorities called the explosion in the terminal at …
Read More »Donald Trump is shutting down his charitable foundation
President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation, which last year admitted violating federal rules on “self-dealing,” is in the process of dissolving, according to newly filed documents reviewed by NBC News. The move fulfills a promise Trump made last December, when he said he would wind down the Donald J. Trump Foundation to …
Read More »New York City: ‘Islamic State attack plot’ is revealed
A jihadist plot to attack New York City including Times Square and the subway system was foiled with the help of an undercover FBI agent, officials say. One man in the US and two others in Pakistan and the Philippines are under arrest and face charges of plotting the attacks …
Read More »Exclusive: N.Y. regulator subpoenas Equifax over massive breach
New York state’s financial services regulator has issued a subpoena to Equifax Inc (EFX.N) demanding it provide more information about the massive data breach the credit-reporting firm disclosed this month, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) sent the subpoena to …
Read More »Fighting Breaks Out at Turkish President’s Speech in New York
Violence broke out at a New York hotel Thursday afternoon when protesters disrupted a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. In the middle of Mr. Erdogan’s speech, delivered in Turkish, a man — one of a handful of protesters — screamed in English: “You’re a terrorist. Get out …
Read More »Moallem: The Syrian Army is the only force combating terrorism
The Levant News Exclusive -Damascus- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem Gave a speech at the 70th UN General Assembly in New York. In his speech, Moallem called for stemming the flow of terrorists coming to Syria and taking a firm line against the countries supporting them. He said the UN …
Read More »10 Best Museums List — Trip Advisor
The Levant- -Twenty-five winners were selected from among 591 museums worldwide, TripAdvisor said. The Metropolitan Museum in New York City took first place. Other museums in the top 10 are the Orsay in Paris, Art Institute of Chicago, the Prado of Madrid, the Louvre in Paris, the State Hermitage Museum …
Read More »New York City doctor diagnosed with Ebola
Source: Mic – A doctor who had recently returned to the U.S. from treating Ebola patients in Guineatested positive for the virus on Thursday, becoming the city’s first diagnosed case. A second test will be conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to confirm the initial test. The doctor, Craig Spencer, was rushed to Bellevue …
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