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A Swiftair MD-83 airplane is seen in this undated photo, the same type of aircraft as the missing Air Algerie plane. (Reuters/Xavier Larrosa)
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Lebanese army soldiers take their positions outside the Duroy hotel where a suicide bomber blew himself up in his room, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 25, 2014, as Lebanese security forces raided the premises. The bombing is the latest in a string of attacks and security sweeps in Lebanon over the past week that have […]
Opinion: Lebanon Up in the Air
One of the few mentionable merits of Lebanese politics—compared to the situation in neighboring Arab countries—is that everything is open and clear. The Lebanese people have now grown accustomed to believing in conspiracy theories, even when there are no conspiracies....Caption:
Passengers check a departure time flight board displaying various cancellations at Ben Gurion International airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 23, 2014. (AFP Photo/Gil Cohen-Magen)
American flights expected back in Tel Aviv in hours
Gaza/Jerusalem, Reuters—Israel won a partial reprieve from the economic pain of its Gaza war on Thursday with the lifting of a US ban on commercial flights to Tel Aviv, as fighting pushed the Palestinian death toll over 700. A truce remained elusive despite intensive...Caption:
Minister of Justice and Public Security, Anders Anundsen (L), the head of the Norwegian intelligence service (PST), Benedicte Bjoernland and head of the police Vidar Refvik attend a press conference in Oslo on July, 24, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / NTB scanpix / HEIKO JUNGE)
Islamists may be planning imminent attack in Norway: police
Oslo, Reuters—Militant Islamists with ties to Syria may be planning an attack in Norway, the head of the Norwegian police intelligence service said on Thursday. “We also have information to suggest that any act of terrorism against Norway may take place shortly,...Caption:
The WhatsApp and Facebook app icons. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)