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Egypt's FM, Water Minister Review Regional Water Coordination
Sada Elbalad
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August 14, 2025
Fri 15 Aug 2025 | 12:14 AM Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sweilam met to coordinate regional and international efforts on water issues and strengthen cooperation with Nile Basin countries. The...
Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich reveals plans to ‘bury’ any hope of Palestinian state
Irish Independent
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The Palestinian government, allies and campaign groups condemned the scheme, calling it illegal and saying the fragmentation of territory would rip up peace plans for the region. Standing at the site of the planned settlement in Maale Adumim...
Iran’s Nuke Reactor Attack Spurs China; Ditches German, French PLCs For Domestic Tech At Xiluodu Dam
The Eurasian Times
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August 15, 2025
China has completed a significant technology shift at one of its largest energy projects. The Xiluodu Dam, a massive hydropower station on the Jinsha River, has replaced its long-standing German and French industrial control systems with equipment...
Arab nations slam Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' plan
China Daily Global
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Zeng Jixin (left), head of China's office to the State of Palestine, shakes hands with Karim Amer, director of partnerships with the UNRWA Department of External Relations, after signing a contribution agreement in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday....
Iran Update, August 14, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Israelâs land grab ambitions laid bare as Netanyahu backs âGreater Israelâ vision
Natural News
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August 14, 2025
Israel’s land grab ambitions laid bare as Netanyahu backs “Greater Israel” vision Netanyahu openly endorsed "Greater Israel," a radical expansionist vision including parts of Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and occupied Palestinian territories....
Israel's far-right finance minister vows settlement expansion
Semafor
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August 14, 2025
Israel’s far-right finance minister pushed for expanding Jewish settlements across the Palestinian territories, despite increasing international pushback. Bezalel Smotrich said Thursday that construction plans were approved for a West Bank project...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike
Indybay - California
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August 14, 2025
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by Israel’s killing in Gaza on Sunday of four Al Jazeera staff — correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal —...
Israel’s Smotrich Approves Plan to Split West Bank, “Bury” Palestinian Statehood
Truthout
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August 14, 2025
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is advancing a longstanding illegal settlement plan in...
Israel is once again facing global criticism: this time for a settlement that would make a Palestinian state enviable
Metro World News
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August 15, 2025
Less than a week after announcing plans for the occupation of Gaza City and taking military control of the enclave, Israel is once again under global criticism, now for the government’s decision to expand a settlement in the West Bank that would...
Israel announces a settlement project that critics say will effectively cut West Bank in two
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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August 14, 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...
Israeli Settlement Expansion Plan Will ‘Bury’ Palestinian Statehood, Minister Vows
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied east Jerusalem had won approval, and that it would thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state. Smotrich said...
Israel’s Smotrich vows to block Palestinian state
Shafaq News
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2025-08-14T18:46:28+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Middle East On Thursday, Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to advance the construction of more than 3,000 housing units in the long-frozen...
Muslim & NATO Nations BOIL Over Netanyahu Minister's Israel Dare: 'If You Recognise Palestine...'
The Times of India
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August 15, 2025
Arab nations, the UN, and European countries have strongly condemned Israel's recent settlement plan in the E1 area of the West Bank. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to construct over 3,000 housing units in this...
CBI, IFC consider New Leasing Company for Iraqi Start-Ups
Iraq Business News
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August 15, 2025
By John Lee. Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) Governor Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq has met Bilal Al-Saghir, the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Resident Representative in Iraq, to discuss strengthening bilateral relations, particularly in training...
Marc Champion: Israel is heading toward an isolation it can’t afford
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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August 14, 2025
How on earth did Israel get to this point, and how can it escape? These two questions seem unavoidable after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his response to months of criticism and outrage over his conduct of the war in Gaza. It...
Cambodia and EU strengthen tourism cooperation with focus on eco-tourism and potential investment
Vietstock
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August 15, 2025
Cambodia and EU strengthen tourism cooperation with focus on eco-tourism and potential investment Ministry of Tourism (MoT) and the European Union (EU) Embassy to Cambodia discussed strengthening tourism cooperation to focus on key areas,...
Gaza set to return full cycle to before Israel's pullout 20 years ago
The National News
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It was 20 years ago this week that Israel unilaterally pulled out of Gaza, setting off a chain reaction that may be partly responsible for the state of the territory today. Two decades on, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to...
What Is the “Greater Israel” Project? The expansion plan with territorial ambitions across eight Arab countries
Tunisie Numerique
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August 14, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s explicit endorsement of the “Greater Israel” concept has revived an old ideological project, rooted in biblical tradition and the historic Zionist narrative. Presented as a “spiritual and historic...
Standard Bank Egypt office eyes Gulf money flows
BusinessLIVE
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Egypt forms an important part of the nexus between the Gulf Cooperation States and East Africa, says CEO 15 August 2025 - 05:00 by Kabelo Khumalo Banking major Standard Bank has received regulatory approval to open a representative office in...