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General Maphwanya's mission in Iran
Politicsweb
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August 15, 2025
Friday, 15 August 2025 15/08/25 OPINION General Maphwanya's mission in Iran William Saunderson-Meyer | 15 August 2025 William Saunderson-Meyer on what lies behind the SANDF Chief's visit to Tehran JAUNDICED EYE A radical cabal already dominates...
West Bank: France condemns Israel's destruction of a school it helped fund and build
Middle East Eye
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August 15, 2025
France's foreign ministry has condemned Israel’s demolition of a school that was financeed and built by the French Development Agency (AFD) in partnership with the European Union, Al Jazeera reported on Friday. The school in the village of Aqaba...
Israeli settlement plan breaks international law: UN
BDNews24
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The UN human rights office said on Friday an Israeli plan 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 risk of...
ICC arrest warrant applications ready for Israel's Ben Gvir and Smotrich on apartheid charges
Middle East Eye
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August 15, 2025
Arrest warrant applications against two prominent Israeli ministers on charges of apartheid are ready and with two deputy prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Middle East Eye can reveal. If the warrants for National Security...
Global Gallivanting Won’t Give Nigeria Investors, Obi Berates FG Over Shrinking FDI
African Examiner
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August 15, 2025
Posted by African Examiner Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines Friday, August 15th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has slammed the federal government concerning the...
Will Israel's new settlement end hopes of a Palestinian state?
The New Arab
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August 15, 2025
The new settlement separates northern and southern Palestinian areas of the West Bank [Getty] Israel’s far-right extremist finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, triggered worldwide condemnation this week after announcing that Israel will be building...
Arab states don't see 'Greater Israel' erasing Gaza as a barrier
The New Arab
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August 15, 2025
Palestinians wait as a charity distributes food in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, Gaza amid ongoing Israeli restrictions blocking humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza, on July 24, 2025 [Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty] If we try to put into words...
Türkiye condemns Israel's controversial settlement plan in West Bank
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Türkiye has condemned Israel’s approval of plans to build more than 3,000 homes in a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank. "This step, which will effectively separate the West Bank from East Jerusalem, disregards...
'You Will Not Win': Israeli Minister Visits Prominent Palestinian Figure In Jail Since 2004
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Israel's far-right national security minister visited prominent Palestinian Marwan Barghouti in jail and told him "you will not win", a video showed on Friday, a day after another hardline cabinet member vowed to "bury" the...
Advancing One Health: Turkmenistan hosts third national intersectoral meeting
Turkmenportal
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WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan convened the third meeting of the National Intersectoral Coordination Committee (ICC) on the implementation of the One Health approach in Turkmenistan. Held at the Center for Public Health and Nutrition of the...
Iraqi govt, KRG agree on new deal to export oil via Turkey
The New Arab
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August 15, 2025
Any resumption of flows will require Baghdad to coordinate with Ankara. [Getty] The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraq’s federal Ministry of Oil have announced a new oil export agreement for the Kurdish region. However, previous failures...
“We Can’t Have Greece Become a Playground For IDF Soldiers": Israeli Tourists Traveling to Greek Islands Met With Pro-Palestine Protests
Drop Site
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August 15, 2025
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West Bank: Israeli settlers chop down Palestinian olive trees near Ramallah
Middle East Eye
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August 15, 2025
Israeli settlers razed several olive trees in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday, Wafa news agency reported, according to local sources. Israeli settlers often target olive trees belonging to Palestinians as a way to impact...
The Media Line: Israel’s Mossad Chief Meets Qatari Prime Minister for Hostage Talks as Netanyahu Lays Out Postwar Principles
SRN News
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August 15, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix Israel’s Mossad Chief Meets Qatari Prime Minister for Hostage Talks as Netanyahu Lays Out Postwar Principles By The Media Line Staff Mossad Director David Barnea met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al...
BoSS, UAE sign financial innovation MoU
Number One Citizen Daily
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August 15, 2025
Officials during the signing ceremony/courtesy photo By Lodu William Odiya The Bank of South Sudan and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation in modern banking infrastructure and...
Trump begs for a Nobel? President rings up Norway’s finance minister in secret call - here's what they discussed
The Economic Times
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August 15, 2025
Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize: With the aim of diplomacy or self-promotion, US president Donald Trump personally called Norway’s Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg last month in a sudden and unexpected phone call that touched on trade tariffs,...
African leaders adopt Cape Town Declaration to boost water, sanitation investment
The Peninsula
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August 15, 2025
File photo for representational purposes. Cape Town: African heads of state and government on Friday adopted the Cape Town Declaration at the conclusion of the inaugural Africa Water Investment Summit, urging reforms to multilateral financial...
How the world is reacting to Israel’s E1 settlement plan in the West Bank
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 15, 2025
Israel’s announcement that it will illegally build thousands of homes in a highly controversial development in the occupied West Bank – in a move Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted “buries the idea of a Palestinian state” – has drawn...
Israel’s new settlement plan breaks international law, UN human rights office says
The Globe and Mail
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August 15, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a map that shows the E1 settlement project.Ohad Zwigenberg/The Associated Press The UN human rights office said on Friday Israel’s decision to build a new settlement near...
Emirates NBD Secures Approval To Become The UAE’s First General Clearing Member For Equity Markets - New Capability Via ADX Allows The Bank To Offer Enhanced Tools, Products And Credit Facilities To Trading Members
Mondovisione
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Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has announced that it has secured approval to become a General Clearing Member (GCM) for UAE equity markets through the Abu Dhabi Securities...