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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) – The Path to Immortality on the Silver screen begins at Home [[PART II]]

By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD ... The importance of sex is also highlighted, through the relationship of Callie with Grooberson. Callie only begins to look good – feminine and even somewhat sexy – when she’s on a date with him, not to mention when she gets possessed by Zool. (Paul Rudd has been described as […]

Israelis embroiled now in Russian oligarch hacking case

An Israeli private investigator currently in U.S. custody used Indian hackers to conduct surveillance operations for ultra-wealthy Russians, a reporter said in a court filing late Wednesday. Independent journalist Scott Stedman told a court in New York that jailed private detective Aviram Azari worked "on surveillance and cyber-intelligence operations at the behest of Russian oligarchs," […]

BREAKING NEWS - Pfizer CEO arrested by FBI over COVID vaccine fraud

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was arrested at his home in the affluent suburb of Scarsdale, New York Friday morning by the FBI and charged with multiple counts of fraud. Bourla is being held while he awaits a bail hearing. Federal agents are in the process of executing a search warrant at his home and at multiple other properties he […]

Bill Gates daughter marries Egyptian

Jennifer Gates, the daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has married Egyptian equestrian Nayel Nasser, it has been reported. The two tied the knot at her farm in North Salem, New York. The 25-year-old wore a custom Vera Wang gown, as per reports. Media outlets also reported that the newlyweds held a private Muslim ceremony […]

Muslim woman now head of International Press Institute

South Africa’s leading media figure has been elected as the 35th chairperson of the International Press Institute, the world’s oldest media watchdog. Khadija Patel, an investigative journalist and fourth-generation Muslim of Asian background, became the first woman, first non-European/American and first Muslim to ever become chair of the prestigious organization. Set up in 1950 in […]

Saudi Arabia happy with released 9/11 documents

Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the release of classified documents relating to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. Its U.S. embassy said in a statement that "any allegation that Saudi Arabia is complicit in the September 11 attacks is categorically false". U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the Department of Justice […]

US prosecutors charge Iranians with kidnap attempt

U.S. prosecutors have accused four Iranians alleged to be intelligence operatives of Tehran of plotting to kidnap a New York journalist and human rights activist who was critical of Iran, according to a Justice Department indictment. unsealed Tuesday. In recent years, Iranian intelligence officers have tricked a number of overseas activists into traveling to destinations […]

5 Arabic movies at America's Tribeca Film Festival

Five Arab movies are set to screen at the US’s Tribeca Film Festival this month among hundreds of international films. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The 20th edition of the event is set to take place from June 9-20 both as a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual festivities. The […]

BEAKING NEWS - Human Rights Watch finally acknowledges Israel as 'apartheid' state

An international rights watchdog accused Israel on Tuesday of pursuing policies of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians - and against its own Arab minority - that amount to crimes against humanity. New York-based Human Rights Watch published a 213-page report which, it said, was not aimed at comparing Israel with apartheid-era South Africa but rather […]

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 can't, because New York City is still on pause and has been since March 22, the date that New York State Governor Cuomo ordered all non-essential […]

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 could lead to a dramatic international systematic transition from a Pax Americana to a Pax China. This could institute a […]

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 fiction. I’d given you all […]

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 conjunction with the Global Emerging […]

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 turning to the supernatural when […]

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 a 2016 U.S. law, the […]

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