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Tag Archives: Levant

30Jul/17

Damascus unveils giant ‘newspaper’

July 30, 2017InternetCity: Damascus, Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Entertainment/Culture, Geography of Asia, Levant, Monzer Nizha, Nadine Al-Habar, Ottoman architecture, Syria, Technology/Internet, Western Asiasmbale

A supersized ‘newspaper’ has been unveiled in Damascus, spanning the corner of a hotel in the Syrian capital.
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16Apr/17

Pope leads Easter mass in St. Peter’s Square

April 16, 2017ReligionAleppo, Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Catholic Church, Christian humanists, City: Aleppo, Geography of Asia, Jesuits, Levant, London, Politics, Pope, Pope Francis, Popes, Religion/Belief, Saskia O'Donoghue, Social Issues, Stockholm, Syria, Urbi et Orbi, Vatican City, Western Asiasmbale

On Easter, Pope denounces “oppressive regimes” but urges restraint and condemns Aleppo bus convoy attack after leading mass in St. Peter’s Square. Saskia O’Donoghue reports
Pope Francis denounced “oppressive regimes” in his Easter message Sunday and called for world leaders to prevent the spead of conflict.
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19Dec/16

“I leave my soul” – evacuated mother of Aleppo girl Bana Alabed

December 19, 2016WarAleppo, Aleppo Governorate clashes, Asia, Bana al-Abed, Bana Alabed, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Company: Aleppo, Company: Twitter, Fatemah, Gaziantep, Geography of Asia, Humans, Levant, Syria, Twitter, Western Asiasmbale

The mother of Twitter sensation seven-year-old Syrian girl Bana Alabed says she has left her soul behind after they were evacuated from their home in eastern Aleppo.

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17Dec/16

TIMELINE-The battle for Aleppo

December 17, 2016WarAleppo, ALEPPO CITY, Aleppo Governorate clashes, Aleppo offensive, army, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Country: Russia, Country: Syria, Damascus, Governorates of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Levant, Lithuania, Moscow, Politics, president, Russia, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian government, Turkey, VILNIUS, War/Conflictsmbale

Syrian government forces control the major Syrian city of Aleppo for the first time since losing parts of the city in 2012. Continue reading →

10Dec/16

File of Palmyra – as IS militants re-enter the ancient city

December 10, 2016WarAleppo, Asia, City: Palmyra, Crisis of the Third Century, Geography of Asia, Governorates of Syria, Homs Governorate, Levant, Palmyra, Palmyra offensive, Politics, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian government, Tadmur, Tadmur District, War/Conflictsmbale

File of the recent history of the ancient city of Palmyra, home to Islamic State until Syrian government forces retook the ruined area in March.
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08Dec/16

Drone video of destruction of Aleppo’s Old City

December 8, 2016WarAleppo, Aleppo Governorate, Aleppo offensive, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Damascus, Free Syrian Army, Governorates of Syria, In Syria, Levant, Moscow, Politics, Salaheddine District, Syria, Syrian Civil War, War/Conflictsmbale

Syrian army releases video of the destruction in the Old City of Aleppo filmed by drone.

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30Nov/16

Deadline in Aleppo

November 30, 2016WarAleppo, Assad, Assad family, Bashar, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Company: ThomsonReuters, Deborah Lutterbeck, Donald Trump, Governorates of Syria, Levant, Politics, Politics of Syria, Red Cross, Syria, Syrian Civil War, War/Conflictsmbale

Assad, allies aim to seize all Aleppo before Trump takes power: official. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Continue reading →

27Dec/15

Iraqi army declares victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

December 27, 2015WarAl Anbar Governorate, Anbar campaign, Baghdad, Battle of Ramadi, Fallujah, Fertile Crescent, Iraq, Iraqi Civil War 2014–2017), Levant, Mana Rabiee, Military history, Military operations, Ramadi, Urban warfaresmbale

After weeks of pitched fighting for control of Ramadi, government forces say they have retaken the city’s central administration complex from Islamic State, declaring a victory over the militants in Anbar’s provincial capital. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

26Oct/15

Containers filled with fireworks explode in Amman, killing 8

October 26, 2015WorldAbdullah Ensour, Amman, Asia, Civil Defence forces, defence department, explosion site, Fertile Crescent, Fireworks, Geography of Asia, Jordan, Levant, Man-Made Disaster, Western Asiasmbale

Eight people are killed after two containers filled with fireworks explode in Amman, according to the Civil Defence forces.

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19Oct/15

Amman holds annual gaming summit

October 19, 2015TechnologyAghar Rawashdeh, Amman, Baraa Odeh, Electronic Arts, Fertile Crescent, game designer, game developer, Geography of Asia, Google, Jordan, Levant, Mais Alward, Orders of chivalry, Rawashdeh, Saeb Al Hassan, Sony, Sony Corp, Survival game, technology sector, Western Asia, World Bank, Youth unemploymentsmbale

Hundreds of gaming enthusiasts from across the Arab world descend on Jordan to attend a gaming convention.

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