Levanten.no

is a Norwegian blog on the Middle East. Goal - Non-partisan and nuanced platform focusing on important regional questions, in Norwegian.

[Panorama @panoramanyheter]

Den syriske byen Hajar al-Aswad, som nærmest ble jevnet med jorden under en storoffensiv mot IS i 2018, er vert for innspillingen av en Jackie Chan-produsert storfilm. – De krigsherjede områdene i Syria er blitt populære filmstudioer, sier regissøren. https://t.co/p85i8hWfCv

[Jørgen Jensehaugen @JJensehaugen]

Sommer, Sol, Palestina
@cdakademisk https://t.co/ek2Ab2Fkr1

[Benedicte Tobiassen @TobiassenB]

Hva betyr det egentlig at Hizbollah og deres allierte ikke lenger har flertall i Libanons nasjonalforsamling? https://t.co/8GX2r2VsH9

[Aftenposten @Aftenposten]

56 Taliban-medlemmer har flyttet inn på et lite stykke norsk jord i Kabul.
https://t.co/cRfBLGz35h

[Jørgen Jensehaugen @JJensehaugen]

There are structures & there are events. The Gaza escalation is an event. The occupation is a structure. True to form the international community will end this event and pat its diplomats on the back for a job well done then allow the structures to keep grinding people under foot

[Lawfare @lawfare]

"Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Balancing Act," the latest from Erik Skare: https://t.co/Sn07oCNPzP

[Brynjar Lia @brynjarlia]

Our MA in Middle Eastern studies is now open for European applicants. We offer a unique language-based MENA area studies. It is a two-year, tuition free degree taught in English. EU deadline 1 March, Nordic deadline 15 April. See https://t.co/G6denzjrTJ

[Levanten.no @LevantenNo]

Lebanon parliament approves sweeping powers for the army
https://t.co/CXI872AjvF

[Jørgen Jensehaugen @JJensehaugen]

As forewarned. Here is the first Covid response in MENA brief. Jordan is first out. @prioMidEast @PRIOUpdates https://t.co/9PrtJHRkaW

[Levanten.no @LevantenNo]

Et kongerike for korona https://t.co/q103psyqhv

[Levanten.no @LevantenNo]

Livet i Libanons "Little Las Vegas" - et møte med tre sexarbeidere i Libanon https://t.co/7pll3Vp0u3

[Sidsel Wold @SidselWold]

So it happens...
No one can blame Turkey for not taking in more Syrians.

[Levanten.no @LevantenNo]

Ingen vår i sikte for flyktninger i Libanon https://t.co/vl8FudIzQX

[Jørgen Jensehaugen @JJensehaugen]

Hvis du er interessert i Palestina, Gaza og Islamsk Jihad så kan du ikke gå glipp av denne disputasen! https://t.co/n7xY7dfUm9 @ErikSkare

[Sidsel Wold @SidselWold]

Mobilen ringer. En mann presenterer seg.
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- Ja
- Vi vil gjerne invitere deg til å snakke om problemet i Midtøsten.
- Hvilket av problemene tenker du på?
- Problemet i Midtøsten.
- Mener du Israel-Palestina, Syria, Iran-USA, Irak, Tyrkia?
- Jeg mener Midtøsten

[Levanten.no @LevantenNo]

@terjekarlsen @HeddaLangemyr @KimGabrielli @paalfrisvold @MariamKirollos @britiskpolitikk @Korrspodcast @bistandsaktuelt @_MADDAM_ @VBNyheter @prosjektutsyn Godt nytt år til dere også!

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

This is exemplary by @Elizrael - saying far more eloquently what I tried arguing weeks ago.

The #Turkey-backed #SNA is primarily made up of recent, young, poor & angry recruits motivated by non-revolutionary goals, few of whom have fought #Assad before.

https://t.co/LFRH6hmOdr

[Jørgen Jensehaugen @JJensehaugen]

Fatah official: Abbas won't seek reelection https://t.co/QzHg4M8gF8

[Levanten.no @LevantenNo]

Irans kontroversielle innflytelse i Irak https://t.co/uc5399L5jt

[Levanten.no @LevantenNo]

Sommerens hendelser i Levanten https://t.co/IPjq8s10E6