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Voice of the Levantines (Newspaper)
Nazir Ammad Sues Jerusalem

Nazir Ammad, arrested with his partner, Baahir Amara, about a month ago for homosexual activities, has sued the city of Jerusalem. He claims that the continued illegality of homosexuality in the Kingdom is antithetical to its democratic and progressive culture. In an interview with The Voice, Mr. Ammad claimed that the law "is an outdated, inhumane law based on small-minded fundamentalist ideals that have no place in legislating Levantine policies. I love my country and its people, but I implore them to bring us into the modern era, where marriage and love are not restricted by bigoted mentalities."

The city of Jerusalem has yet to respond for comment, though Princess Rania, currently studying abroad at Princeton University in Imperial Eagle, has expressed her support for Mr. Ammad and Mr. Amara. No other members of the Royal Family have offered any comment at this time.

Ministry of Energy
Royal Levantine Space Administration

His Majesty, the King, has officially granted the authorization for the Minister of Energy, Taqi Sadiq, to create a new sub-department, the Royal Levantine Space Administration. The RLSA's mission will be to oversee all Levantine ambitions in space, develop launch systems, and eventually, begin launching probes and even humans into space, independently.

Minister Sadiq has appointed Dr. Rasheem al-Qadir, an astrophysics professor, and formerly the head of the Mahid Institute of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Jerusalem, as the RLSA's first director. The RLSA's core employees will be drawn from the military space agencies, as well as civilian applicants and employees.

The RLSA has been given an 800 acre plot east of Damascus to construct the Zaaid Farrah Space Center, named after RLAF Colonel Zaaid Farrah, a former test pilot who lobbied for the creation of the RLSA until his death following an aerial accident. The project is estimated to cost $150 million dinars in construction, and to be open within the next two years, provided there are no major set backs.

We will lead the Levantine peoples into a new era, beyond the bounds of our Mother Earth.

Signed,

Azhaar al-Bashara II, King of the Levantine People
Taqi Sadiq, Minister of Energy
Dr. Rasheem al-Qadir, Director of the Royal Levantine Space Administration