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Emirates plane catches fire in Dubai; 13 injured, hundreds escaped, 1 firefighter killed

5 August 2016

emirates-plane catches fire-Hundreds of passengers escaped after an Emirates flight skidded on a runway and burst into flames Wednesday at Dubai International Airport. Thirteen passengers suffered minor injuries when the plane crashed after landing, Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said. But a […]

Berri ties new electoral law to senate formation

5 August 2016

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s rival political factions wrapped up the third consecutive day of talks aimed at breaking a nearly two-year-long political deadlock with no signs of a breakthrough. After failing to find common ground on the election of a president and the ratification of a new […]

ISIS News: Former Militant Says Group Is Mocking U.S. Gun Laws

5 August 2016

News 28 0 0 August 4, 2016 ISIS News: Former Militant Says Group Is Mocking U.S. Gun Laws Rider Torrance ISIS-related shootings have become a serious issue that concerns many Americans, and it appears the terrorist group is taking advantage of America’s gun laws. In […]

Lebanon faces political stalemate as dialogue stalls

5 August 2016

BEIRUT: The first of three consecutive National Dialogue rounds kicked off Tuesday as Speaker Nabih Berri urged rival parties to make concessions to pave the way for a comprehensive political settlement. Talks, however, failed to make headway over the election of a president and the […]

Azzi tackles labor affairs with guests

5 August 2016

NNA – Minister of Labor Sejaan Azzi received on Wednesday Head of the Socio-economic Council, Roger Nasnas, and discussed with him the launching of the socio-economic book. Minister Azzi later held a meeting with representatives of the embassies of the Philippines and Madagascar in Lebanon […]

Bassil warns of massive Syrians’ displacement, deems it worse than terrorism

5 August 2016

NNA – Head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, maintained, during a party gathering in Ghazir on Thursday, that the massive displacement of Syrians in to Lebanon had become more perilous than terrorism, refusing to depict Syrians as “dangerous.” “A danger that […]

Afghanistan: Taliban claims attack on foreign tourists

5 August 2016

At least seven wounded after group of UK, US and German nationals are ambushed in Herat province. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack [Stringer/EPA] Foreign tourists being escorted by an army convoy in western Afghanistan have been ambushed by gunmen in an […]

Refugee? Jihadist? After Suicide Bombing, Germans Question Migrant Policy

5 August 2016

MUNICH — To the German authorities, he was Mohammad Daleel, a 27-year-old Syrian traumatized by war who arrived in Europe seeking refuge. To the Islamic State, he was Abu Yousef, a jihadist who went to Europe for medical treatment after being wounded, intending to return […]

Shadows of UAE, Riyadh Emerge Behind Failed Coup in Turkey

5 August 2016

Voices continue to emerge claiming that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia could have supported the failed coup attempt in Turkey, citing Riyadh and Abu Dhabi’s discontent with Ankara resuming ties with Tehran and Moscow. There is still a lot of controversy surrounding the […]

In Syria’s Aleppo Russia is Saving the US’ Face

5 August 2016

It is only too clear that the US is losing face in Aleppo: the victory of the government forces in what has turned out to be the most important battle in this war will definitely put President Assad in the circle of statesmen tasked with […]

Blindsided in Aleppo: US Misses Yet Another Red Line It Set for Assad in Syri

5 August 2016

This week has witnessed the expiry of yet another red line the US had previously set for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s transition out of power: August 1. Analyzing the possible reasons for the failure, US media says it was because Washington was “blindsided” in Aleppo. […]

Army apprehend top ISIS masterminds in Wadi Ata

5 August 2016

NNA – Lebanese army Intelligence executed today a quality operation in Wadi Ata in the outskirts of Arsal, and managed to arrest Sameh Breidi and Tareq Fleiti, two masterminds of ISIS, National News Agency correspondent reported on Thursday. Syrian Mohammad al-Mohammad, wanted for participating in […]

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