To flee Lebanon's trash crisis, family heads to Syria
Imagine living near a trash dump so putrid that you would rather move to war-torn Syria.
Environment
Apr 4, 2016
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Inflammatory language on immigration negatively affects public opinion
Students from the Department of Politics and International Relations have carried out a survey which found people are more sympathetic to Syrians settling in the UK when they are referred to as 'refugees' rather than 'migrants'.
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2016
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Two dead, hundreds treated as sandstorm engulfs Middle East
A dense sandstorm engulfing parts of the Middle East left at least two people dead in Lebanon and hundreds suffering from respiratory problems on Tuesday, as officials warned residents to stay indoors.
Environment
Sep 8, 2015
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Turkey briefly blocks access to Twitter over bombing images
Turkey briefly blocked access to Twitter on Wednesday to prevent images of Monday's deadly bombing from being broadcast and to stop Twitter users from calling for protests against the government, which they blamed for not ...
Internet
Jul 22, 2015
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Hackathons take on Islamic State in cyberspace battle
In a small room close by the Sydney Opera House, 60 people representing a vast range of communities and industries are working feverishly to come up with ways to combat the Islamic State group's online propaganda machine.
Internet
Jun 12, 2015
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Lessons on censorship from Syria's internet filter machines
Norwegian writer Mette Newth once wrote that: "censorship has followed the free expressions of men and women like a shadow throughout history." As we develop new means to gather and create information, new means to control, ...
Internet
Nov 18, 2014
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Satellite images shed light, or lack thereof, on the impact of the Syrian conflict
An interesting new paper recently published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing which hypothesises that night-time light can be a useful source for monitoring humanitarian crises, such as that unfolding in Syria.
Space Exploration
Nov 9, 2014
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Voice, image give clues in hunt for Foley's killer
Police and intelligence services are using image analysis and voice-recognition software, studying social media postings and seeking human tips as they scramble to identify the militant recorded on a video showing the killing ...
Other
Aug 21, 2014
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Bad social policy, not ideology, blamed for the Arab world's downward spiral
The rapid rise of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) to global notoriety has taken observers of Middle East politics by surprise. All of a sudden, a new Islamist political movement has stunningly upstaged former global ...
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2014
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Isis mobile wallet abandons name to militant group
Mobile wallet service Isis is changing its name to distance itself from an acronym used to refer to militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Business
Jul 7, 2014
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