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Saudi Arabia, OIC condemn Israeli settlement expansion in Jerusalem and West Bank
Ras Online
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Saudi Arabia on Friday strongly condemned Israeli plans to advance settlement construction around the occupied city of Jerusalem and block internationally backed efforts to establish a sovereign Palestinian state. In a statement, the Saudi...
Israeli institutional investors buy Gett for $188m
Globes
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August 15, 2025
A consortium of institutional investors including Leumi Partners, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Meitav, Phoenix Financial and Klirmark Capital has announced the acquisition of Israeli taxi hailing app Gett (formerly Get Taxi) for $188 million. This deal...
Germany rejects Israel's new settlement plans in West Bank
Xinhua News Agency
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BERLIN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Federal Foreign Office on Thursday opposed the Israeli plan to build thousands of new settlement units in the West Bank. A statement issued by the office said the German government "firmly rejects" the plans,...
Turkish Cypriot diagnosed with mad cow disease
Cyprus Mail
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August 15, 2025
A Turkish Cypriot has been diagnosed with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, commonly known as mad cow disease, prompting the north’s veterinarians’ association to demand “urgent biosecurity measures”. People can contract mad cow disease by eating...
Kyrgyzstan And Iran Setting Up Joint Investment Office To Ramp Up Bilateral Cooperation
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 15. In Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev met with First Vice President of Iran Mohammad Reza Aref during the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, with the creation of a...
Syria to Introduce New Tax System in Early 2026
The Syrian Observer
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August 15, 2025
Syria’s Tax Reform Committee, chaired by Finance Minister Mohammad Barniyeh, has completed a preliminary draft of both a new Income Tax Law and a Sales Tax Law, as part of a sweeping overhaul of the country’s tax system. In a statement posted on...
Intersec Saudi Arabia to be held under the patronage of HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Eye of Riyadh
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Intersec Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s premier platform for security, safety and fire protection industries, will be held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Interior, and...
Chinese subsea cable maker to establish manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
Offshore Energy
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August 15, 2025
To accelerate growth in the Middle East and enhance local industrial capabilities as part of its global strategy, China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System is planning to set up a manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. Source: ZTT Submarine Cable &...
Israeli settler violence in West Bank escalates with live fire, arson
Al Mayadeen
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August 15, 2025
Settlers, backed by Israeli forces, rampage through the West Bank, torching property, assaulting civilians, and pushing illegal expansionist efforts. Israeli settlers launched a violent wave of attacks across the West Bank overnight, under the...
Palantir Stock: 5 Risks Investors Shouldn’t Ignore
Forbes
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Palantir Technologies stock (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been one of the biggest winners over the past year, surging more than 5x and recently trading near $180 per share. The rally has been fueled by surging interest in generative AI, a string of large...
UN calls Israeli West Bank settlement plan a 'war crime'
Middle East Eye
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August 15, 2025
The UN human rights office has said an Israeli plan to build thousands of new homes between a occupied West Bank settlement and East Jerusalem violates international law and could put nearby Palestinians at risk of forced eviction, which it said...
Lebanon, Iran’s delicate diplomacy amid calls to disarm Hezbollah
Yahoo News
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This week’s visit to Lebanon of senior Iranian politician Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, is seen as an attempt to smooth any feathers ruffled by rhetoric from Tehran about Hezbollah’s disarmament. In early...
EU urges Israel to halt E1 settlement plans, warns two-state solution at risk
Telengana Today
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August 15, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned Israel’s plan to build over 7,000 units in E1, stressing it would cut East Jerusalem from the West Bank, fuel tensions, and threaten the viability of a two-state solution Updated On - 15 August 2025,...
Israeli settlement project going ahead, official says
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 15, 2025
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank -- Israel's far-right finance minister said Thursday that a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ahead -- a project that Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans...
The Paradox of Iran's Economic Survival
Asia Sentinel
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August 15, 2025
By: Amir Reza Etasi Why hasn’t Iran collapsed? It’s a question that haunts economists and political observers alike: how has Iran, battered by crisis after crisis—from oil booms to hyperinflation, from revolution to cryptocurrency panics—avoided...
Pension funds are a new front for US clampdown on Chinese investment
fDi Intelligence
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Pension funds have become the latest front in US efforts to curb investment into China, with a new divestiture requirement taking effect in Arkansas and more than a dozen other states discussing or rolling out similar restrictions. From August 5,...
Germany rejects Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye
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August 15, 2025
Germany has urged Israel to halt settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank after the country’s far-right finance minister announced the start of a project for thousands of new homes in a development that would cut the Palestinian territory in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls for ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians. Critics call it ethnic cleansing
Seven News
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August 15, 2025
Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza earlier this week, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for what he refers to as the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu wants...
New Settlement 'Ends Hope of Palestinian State': Israeli Minister
Tasnim News Agency
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August 15, 2025
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Zionist regime will proceed with plans to build thousands of illegal new housing units in the occupied West Bank, with extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich saying the new settlement quashes any hope of a Palestinian...
UN Human Rights Office Says Israeli Plan for Settlement Near East Jerusalem Breaks Int'l Law
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 15, 2025
The UN human rights office said on Friday an Israeli plan to build to build thousands of new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem was illegal under international law, and would put nearby Palestinians at...