IS storms govt hospital in Syria, kills 20 troops

Edit Dawn 15 May 2016
BEIRUT ... “IS attacked Al-Assad hospital at the city’s western entrance, killing at least 20 soldiers and allied fighters,” said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman ... Published in Dawn, May 15th, 2016. DAWN_VIDEO - /1029551/DAWN-RM-1x1 ... ....

Hezbollah vows to continue fighting alongside Syrian govt

Edit Dawn 15 May 2016
BEIRUT ... Mustafa Badreddine was the highest-ranking Hezb­­­ollah militant to be killed since the group joined Syria’s civil four years ago ... He said the area is subjected to regular shelling. Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that according to his network of activists in the area, there has been no shelling in the airport area since Wednesday ... Published in Dawn, May 15th, 2016 ... ....

‘A.P. the leader in JAM rollout’

Edit The Hindu 15 May 2016
. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, said Andhra Pradesh is far ahead of other States in rolling out the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM platform) for disbursement of benefits under various welfare schemes ... My takeaways from the trip are the innovative ideas that Chief Minister N ... model,” he said ... Subramanian added. Mr ... e-POS scheme launched ... Rami Reddy, Joint Secretary to A.P Chief Minister P.S ... ....

Cyber-city rises from the desert in Israel

Edit Stars and Stripes 15 May 2016
BEERSHEBA, Israel — Here in the middle of the Negev Desert, a cyber-city is rising to cement Israel's place as a major digital power ... No other country is so purposefully integrating its private, scholarly, government and military cyber-expertise ... "First, we have more enemies than others ... - - - ... But in Israel, the fear of a major attack is greater than concern for privacy, said Rami Efrati, a former National Cyber Bureau official ... ... ....

ISIL seizes government-held hospital in Deir ez-Zor

Edit Al Jazeera 14 May 2016
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday the fighters attacked Al-Assad hospital in Deir ez-Zor as they press an advance to control the oil-rich city and its vital airbase ... "ISIL attacked Al-Assad hospital at the city's western entrance, killing at least 20 soldiers and allied fighters," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman ... RELATED ... Source. Agencies ... ....

20 dead in Daesh attack on Assad hospital

Edit Arabnews 14 May 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1463255476082905300. Publication Date. . Sunday, May 15, 2016. BEIRUT. Daesh Saturday overran a government-controlled hospital in eastern Syria, killing 20 members of pro-regime forces and taking medical staff hostage, a monitor said ... “Daesh attacked Assad hospital at the city’s western entrance, killing at least 20 soldiers and allied fighters,” said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman ... ....

ISIL seizes government-held hospital in Deir Az-Zor

Edit Al Jazeera 14 May 2016
Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group have overrun a government-controlled hospital in eastern Syria, killing 20 members of pro-regime forces and taking medical staff hostage, a UK-based monitoring group said ... "ISIL attacked Al-Assad hospital at the city's western entrance, killing at least 20 soldiers and allied fighters," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman ... RELATED ... Source ... ....

Hezbollah blames rebels for killing of top commander

Edit RTE 14 May 2016
Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in Syria by artillery shells fired by Sunni Islamist insurgents, according to the Shia Muslim group ... "There has been no recorded shelling or firing from the Eastern Ghouta area onto Damascus International Airport for more than a week," Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdulrahman told Reuters ... ....

Georges Akar Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Four Seasons Hotel Beirut (Four Seasons Hotels Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 14 May 2016
(Source. Four Seasons Hotels Inc). Four Seasons Hotel Beirut announces that Georges Akar has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing ... 'Georges has an extraordinary wealth of experience in the luxury hospitality industry and we feel very fortunate to have him join the team at Four Seasons in Beirut,' sayes Rami Sayess, Regional Vice President and General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Beirut ... Four Seasons Hotels Inc ... (noodl....

Hezbollah blames Sunnis for its loss

Edit Taipei Times 14 May 2016
Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah yesterday said its top military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, was killed in Syria by artillery shells fired by Sunni extremists near Damascus International Airport ... “There has been no recorded shelling or firing from the Eastern Ghouta area onto Damascus International Airport for more than a week,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdulrahman told reporters ... ....

Hezbollah: Insurgents killed top military commander in Syria

Edit Stars and Stripes 14 May 2016
BEIRUT — The top commander of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah was killed in Syria by insurgent shelling, Hezbollah said Saturday, vowing to continue its involvement in Syria's civil war ... Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that according to his network of activists in the area on the ground, there has been no shelling in the airport area since Wednesday ...  . ....

Top Hezbollah Commander Killed by Syrian Insurgents

Edit Time Magazine 14 May 2016
(BEIRUT) — The top commander of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah was killed in Syria by insurgent shelling, Hezbollah said Saturday, vowing to continue its involvement in Syria’s civil war ... Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that according to his network of activists in the area on the ground, there has been no shelling in the airport area since Wednesday ... ....

Experts Doubt Hezbollah's Account of Commander's Death

Edit Newsweek 14 May 2016
Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ... But a war monitoring group cast doubt on its version of Badreddine's death, saying there had been no shelling by rebels in that area for more than a week ... "There has been no recorded shelling or firing from the Eastern Ghouta area onto Damascus International Airport for more than a week," Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdulrahman told Reuters ... Commander's enemies ... ....
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