1) Lebanon has recorded it’s 44th failed attempt to elect a president.

Dana Ghanem
Audio Visual Reporting
2 min readSep 7, 2016

BEIRUT: There was no leap forward in Lebanon’s political crisis as less than half the number of lawmakers needed to activate a presidential election session showed up.

2) Numerous people choke in Syria’s Aleppo after Barrel Bomb Attacks.

A huge number of people had to be medically treated for breathing problems in the Syrian battlefront city of Aleppo after helicopters dropped barrel bombs on a rebel-held district Tuesday, a monitor said.

3) ISIS adopts terrorist attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria.

BEIRUT: ISIS has adopted a terrorist attack that killed three Turkish soldiers in Syria, making it it’s first deadly attack on Turkish forces since they crossed the border two weeks ago.

4) Merkel started showing signs of discomfort about having Syrian refugees in her country.

Merkel bears the responsibility, but says that her decisions about welcoming refugees were correct. This publicly said, but behind closed doors she whispers that « deportation » is a keyword that will be in her policy over the coming months.

5) Muslim Mothers wearing the “Niqab” are prevented from Entering a French nursery.

On Monday, two Muslim mothers who are veiled were prevented from entering a nursery school on the French island of Corsica by two other parents, officials said.

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Dana Ghanem
Audio Visual Reporting

An aspiring journalism student at the Lebanese American University. My goal is to become a credible and respected broadcast journalist and talk show presenter.