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Phu Tho steps up investment promotion, targets high-tech, green industries

Vietstock · August 16, 2025

Phu Tho steps up investment promotion, targets high-tech, green industries The province will prioritise attracting high-tech, green technology, semiconductor, and clean energy projects that are environmentally friendly and deeply integrated into...

Nigeria News5 seconds ago President Tinubu Arrives Dubai [Video] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan and Brazil for official state visits. After a few days in...

Naija News · August 16, 2025

After a few days in Dubai, Tinubu will depart to Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan from August 20 to 22. Naija News reports that the conference, themed “Co-create...

31 Arab, Islamic nations Condemn Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” Remarks

Sada Elbalad · August 15, 2025

Fri 15 Aug 2025 | 10:32 PM Foreign ministers from 31 Arab and Islamic nations, along with the Secretaries-General of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), have issued a strongly...

Pakistan demands equal green financing

The Express Tribune · August 16, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken the lead in rallying regional support for a fair and effective Global Plastics Treaty, urging equal access to green financing and technology for developing nations. Federal Minister for Climate Change and...

Grand Egyptian Museum: Gateway to Wonders, Affordable Exploration

Sada Elbalad · August 15, 2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has emerged as one of the world's most anticipated cultural projects, positioned on the edge of the Giza Plateau, just two kilometers from the legendary Pyramids. As the largest archaeological museum ever dedicated...

Pakistan rejects ‘Greater Israel’ displacement plans

Dawn · August 16, 2025

• UN human rights office labels new Israeli scheme for West Bank ‘a war crime’ • Palestinian leaders oppose Tel Aviv ‘plan’ to relocate people from Gaza to South Sudan • At least 23 dead in fresh Israeli strikes; number of aid-seekers killed since...

Türkiye updates transit visa fees for Pakistani travellers

ARY News · August 15, 2025

LAHORE: Türkiye has made changes in transit visa fee for Pakistanis, and updated rates for both single and double transit categories. The changes are part of continues efforts of Türkiye to simplify travel processes for international passengers...

Israeli minister backs plan for 3,400 homes in disputed occupied West Bank area despite global warnings

Malay Mail · August 15, 2025

JERUSALEM, Aug 15 — Israel’s finance minister on Thursday backed plans to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West Bank, calling for the territory’s annexation in response to several countries’ plans to recognise a...

France condemns Israeli demolition of West Bank school under construction

Middle East Monitor · August 15, 2025

France on Friday condemned the Israel’s destruction of a school under construction in northern occupied West Bank, calling for accountability, Anadolu reports. “France strongly condemns the destruction by Israeli authorities of a school under...

MCE Condemns Israeli Plan for 3,400 New Settlement Units

Sada Elbalad · August 15, 2025

Sat 16 Aug 2025 | 12:29 AM The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, on Friday strongly condemned Israel’s approval to build 3,400 new settlement units near the West Bank and Jerusalem, saying...

Smotrich’s call to annex West Bank highlights Israel’s lack of will for peace, Islamic Jihad says

Middle East Monitor · August 15, 2025

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s recent call to annex the occupied West Bank underscores that Tel Aviv lacks a genuine intention to engage in meaningful agreements with the Palestinians, Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement has stated,...

Israeli settlers injure Palestinians in West Bank attacks

The New Arab · August 15, 2025

Israeli soldiers seen in the town of Qalqilya, which is frequently attacked by the Israeli army [Getty] The occupied West Bank saw a wave of Israeli settler attacks on Friday, resulting in a number of injuries among Palestinians and the burning of...

Back-to-school turkey pinwheels by East Texas Food Bank’s Kinsey Thompson

KTRE - Texas · August 15, 2025

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Kinsey Thompson from the East Texas Food Bank showed Mama Steph how to make simple and nutritious “Back-to-school turkey pinwheels.” They’re fun to make, taste delicious, and are so much more appetizing in a lunch box than a...

Pakistan slams ‘Greater Israel’ plan

Business Recorder · August 16, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned and rejected recent statements made by the Israeli occupying power, alluding to the creation of so-called “Greater Israel,” and its designs aimed at the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza,...

Smotrich declares West Bank as part of Israel by “Divine Promise”

Middle East Monitor · August 15, 2025

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich asserted on Thursday that the occupied West Bank is inherently part of Israel, citing a “divine promise” as the basis for his claim. In a news conference, Smotrich announced the initiation of a project...

Far-right Israeli minister posts video of confrontation with imprisoned Palestinian leader

Brisbane Times · August 16, 2025

The United Nations’ spokesperson called the video “disturbing.” Asked about it during a news conference on Friday, Stéphane Dujarric said Barghouti “needs to have his rights fully respected, and his safety needs to be ensured”. During the...

Israeli settlers shoot Palestinians and torch cars in latest West Bank assaults

Middle East Eye · August 15, 2025

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians on Friday, wounding at least five people, setting fire to at least three cars and a house and destroying agricultural land across the occupied West Bank. In the town of al-Mazraa al-Sharqiya, east of...

Israeli settlers raid village near Jericho in West Bank

Middle East Eye · August 15, 2025

Israeli settlers raided the village of Shallalat al-Auja, north of Jericho in the West Bank on Friday, Wafa news agency reported, citing local sources. Settlers were said to have roamed among residents’ homes in an intimidating way. Setllers are...

Turkish businessman hit with probation, fines for funneling illegal cash to NYC Mayor Adams’ campaign

The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania ·

NEW YORK — Brooklyn construction company executive Erden Arkan was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay more than $27,000 in fines Friday after pleading guilty to pumping illegal straw donations into Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021...

Staff walked out of Israeli-run Gaza ‘aid project’ condemned as a death trap

Middle East Monitor · August 15, 2025

Four consultants at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world’s largest corporate consultancy firms, resigned from a Gaza aid project in its early stages, warning of serious ethical and reputational risks. Their departures are now central to...