Posts Tagged ‘northwest’

Evidence of ‘World’s Earliest Pilgrimage’ Unearthed in Northwest Arabia

Recent excavations and ensuing studies conducted at the ancient stone monuments ‘mustatil’ (literally meaning rectangle). Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  Source Views: 0

IAF cinematheque to screen “North by Northwest” 

TEHRAN –The Cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) will screen prominent film director Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 movie “North by Northwest” on Friday. Source Views: 0

Pastor Shot, Christian Worshippers Kidnapped in Northwest Nigeria 

Location of Katsina state, Nigeria. (Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Terrorists attacked a church service in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday (Jan. 15), shot and wounded the pastor and kidnapped 25 congregation members, sources said. The assailants stormed into the morning worship service of New Life for All Church in… Source Views: […]

Inter-rebel clashes resume in northwest Syria after collapse of truce

Rival Syrian rebel groups in northwestern Syria resumed heavy clashes a day after a fragile truce ended five days of bloody fighting in the last remaining opposition enclave, residents said yesterday, as reported by Reuters. The main jihadist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), listed as terrorists by the United States, Turkiye and others, forced […]

The Pacific Northwest has defeated dozens of fossil fuel projects — but the industry still wants to quietly expand

The fossil fuel industry, smarting from a string of defeats in Oregon and Washington, is hoping to continue to expand in the face of the climate crisis, but without arousing opposition. Source Views: 0

Threatening Letters Terrorize Christians in Northwest Nigeria

Zamfara state, Nigeria. (Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Christians in northwest Nigeria are living in terror after receiving letters threatening death unless they close their churches, sources said. A police spokesman said Zamfara State Police have beefed up security at churches and increased intelligence-gathering in response to […]

In less than 48 hours, troops, equipment transferred to drill field in northwest Iran

In less than 48 hours, troops, equipment transferred to drill field in northwest Iran – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – In less than 48 hours troops and equipment were transferred to the drill field in northwest Iran, the commander of the Army’s northwestern regional base has said, IRNA reported on Friday. The Army started a drill, codenamed […]

Five excavators arrested in northwest Iran

Five excavators arrested in northwest Iran – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Police have recently detained five unauthorized diggers in an archaeologically rich province in northwest Iran. The excavators were arrested in Sareyn county of Ardabil province by forces in charge of protecting cultural heritage, Sareyn’s tourism chief Yahya Najjarqabel said on Wednesday. “Moreover, their digging equipment […]

Wildfire northwest of Athens burns for 4th day

Hundreds of Greek and Polish firefighters were battling a major wildfire decimating a pine forest for a fourth day Thursday northwest of the Greek capital. The fire near the village of Vilia, about 60 kilometers (about 40 miles) from Athens, has already burned through thousands of hectares and led to evacuation orders for several villages […]

Pacific Northwest heatwave virtually impossible without human-driven climate change, finds study

People turn to extreme measures to keep cool in an extreme heatwave. (Getty Images) The historic heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest and killed hundreds of people would have been “virtually impossible without human-caused climate change,” an international team of climate researchers said in a new report. The World Weather Attribution’s analysis, published July 8, 2021, Wednesday, […]

Syrian army shelling of hospital kills seven in rebel held northwest Syria: witnesses

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U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER DEPLOYS IN MEDITERRANEAN AS DAMASCUS PREPARES TO PUSH ON THE NORTHWEST

South Front [embedded content] The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and its Carrier Strike Group have entered the Mediterranean Sea. This makes it, currently, the closest aircraft carrier to the Middle East. It has been quite a while since the US hasn’t had one of its super warships deployed in or near the Persian […]

Schoolgirls kidnapped in northwest Nigeria

Kidnappers have abducted schoolgirls from a school in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria, a spokesman for the state governor said. He declined to offer further details, including how many children were taken, though some reports claimed as many as 300 were abducted. All those taken were said to be girls. It is not immediately clear who was […]

Two major Pacific Northwest fossil fuel projects dealt massive setbacks in one day

Image Credit: Francis Eatherington CC BY-NC 2.0 Two enormous fossil fuel projects in the Pacific Northwest suffered devastating setbacks on Tuesday, severely dimming their prospects of ever moving forward. On President Donald Trump’s last full day in office, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) met with a packed agenda, making key decisions on multiple pipeline projects […]

Turkey withdraws from base in northwest Syria, sources say

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Fire at factory in northwest Iran: ILNA

Reuters – A fire broke out at a cellophane factory in northwest Iran on Sunday, the ILNA news agency reported, posting video of thick black smoke rising from the site. The fire was in the town of Sheikh Hassan in East Azerbaijan province. There have been several fires and explosions at military, industrial and nuclear […]

5,000-mile long ‘atmospheric river’ to deliver heavy rain, feet of snow to Northwest US

     An atmospheric river is poised to funnel gigantic amounts of rain and snow to the Northwest over the next few days. As much as 15 inches of rain is forecast in the mountains along with several inches in coastal areas, including Portland and Seattle. It could be Seattle’s wettest weather since February, the National […]

Pacific Northwest Resident Documents Metallic Fibers Falling from Sky

Buck Rogers, Staff WriterWaking Times As the term geoengineering creeps evermore into public consciousness, people are being persuaded that weather modification schemes will play an important role in public safety as a response to climate change. Most people are behind the curve on this issue, though, as independent journalists and private individuals have for […]

State TV: Flash floods kill 12 in northwest Iran

AP — Iranian state TV is reporting that flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed 12 people in the country’s northeast. Saturday’s report from TV website irinn.ir quotes the spokesman for the country’s disaster agency, Ali Bakhtiari, as saying the number of people killed in the floods rose to 12 in three northeastern provinces […]

Pacific Northwest Proving Grassroots Action Against Fossil Fuels Works

Above Photo: The Pacific Northwest is proving that grassroots action against the fossil fuel industry can work, and the strategies they’re using can be used anywhere. The region has seen a tsunami of fossil fuel infrastructure proposals in the last few years—from coal export, oil-by-rail, liquefied natural gas, and more. “And what we have seen happen very […]

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