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A bomb exploded in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 11 others, according to the Red Cross (Reuters)

Explosion in East Lebanon Leaves One Dead, 11 Injured

by Paula Astih | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – A Syrian woman was killed and 11 people injured early Thursday in a roadside bomb explosion in the city of Zahle, eastern Lebanon. While preliminary information said that the bomb was targeted against a convoy that was heading south to participate in the...

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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack on Camp in Atma

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East

There are conflicting reports about the identity of the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted an unofficial camp for displaced Syrians in the area of Atma which is on the border with Turkey on Sunday evening. Opposition sources and the Syrian Observatory for...

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Unknown Explosions Strike Regime’s Defense Factories in Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Several large explosions from unknown origin struck large military and weapon storage facilities in Safira area south of Aleppo. News regarding the explosions conflicted. While the regime claimed it was a technical error, opposition sources said that it is...

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Ambulances arrive at Istanbul Ataturk. Osman Orsal/Reuters

Suicide Bombers Shake Ataturk Airport in Istanbul…Dozens of Victims

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2016 | World

Istanbul: Dozens of people were killed and injured when a triple suicide attack hit the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, carrying the fingerprints of the terrorist ISIS group. Yesterday night, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyib Erdogan strongly condemned...

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A wrecked vehicle is seen as policemen and civilians inspect the site of an explosion at Blom Bank in Beirut, Lebanon June 12, 2016. Jamal Saidi/Reuters

Lebanon Banking Sector Receives Warning Message

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s banking sector received an intense warning when an explosion hit a Lebanese bank on Sunday evening. It was clear that the operation did not aim to cause fatalities, but rather to hit the banking sector currently in a bad relation with the...