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Opinion: The Minorities in the Bigger Picture of the Levant

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 8, 2016 | Opinion

The Lebanese Parliament has elected Michel Aoun, MP, as Lebanon’s new president and has thus ended the ‘Presidential Vacuum’ brought about, since May 25th 2014, by the boycott carried out by Hezbollah and its subservient parliamentary blocs which would accept no...

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Put Your Phone to Work Doing Some Good

by Kit Eaton | Nov 8, 2016 | Technology

With the holidays upon us, some smartphone apps can let you help someone in need with just a few taps of your finger. ShareTheMeal is my favorite charity donation app. When surrounded by delivery apps and cheap fast food, one can easily forget that many people around...

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A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Files

Saudi Arabia Launches Program to Limit Internet Usage, Enhance Information Security Level

by Fahd Baqmi | Nov 8, 2016 | Business

Jeddah – The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has announced a project to limit the internet consumption in the country and to enhance the level of information security. The ministry also announced operating a new extension for internet....

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Saudi Arabia to Have Labor Attaches at 7 Embassies

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Nov 8, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – In an attempt to increase awareness about labor laws in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Cabinet approved the establishment of labor attaché offices at seven Saudi embassies in Egypt, India, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The Cabinet came to...

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Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against ISIS militants south of Mosul , Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Peshmerga Forces Liberate Bashiqa after Fierce Battles

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Bashiqa- Seven in the morning, Peshmerga Forces launched an offensive from three directions towards Bashiqa– Peshmerga bombardment coincided with airstrikes by the U.S.-led international coalition on ISIS headquarters. The group faced Peshmerga forces with...