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Microsoft starts probe into claims that Israel used its tech to spy on Palestine
Mint
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August 16, 2025
Microsoft has launched an ‘urgent’ probe into allegations that the Israel military has used the company's technology to facilitate mass surveillance on Palestenians. According to a report by Guardian, the Microsoft investigation comes after the...
Saudi Arabia permits non-resident foreigners to buy property using digital ID
The Peninsula
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August 16, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has approved a decision allowing non-Saudi, non-resident foreigners to legally own property in the Kingdom through a digital identity system, paving the way for the implementation of a new real estate ownership...
‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Jordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above levels that scientists consider “hellish”. Temperatures on Monday night were never lower than 35C (95F) in Ghor es-Safi...
Salvadoran Handbags, Jewelry, and Crafts to Reach Middle Eastern Consumers.
El Salvador in English
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August 15, 2025
Salvadoran micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will soon have access to new international markets through BE1 Israel – El Salvador at the heart of global trade, the National Commission for Micro and Small Enterprises (Conamype) announced. In...
SDF operation ends in northern Syria, ISIS suspects arrested
Shafaq News
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2025-08-16T14:17:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Deir ez-Zor On Saturday, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) concluded an operation to pursue ISIS cells in the Deir ez-Zor countryside, northern Syria. According to a statement,...
Israeli minister taunts Palestinian leader in jail
Dawn
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August 16, 2025
Israel’s Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to Marwan Barghouti at an unidentified location—Reuters TEL AVIV: Israel’s far-right national security minister visited prominent Palestinian Marwan Barghouti in jail and told him “you will not...
From the Balkans to the South Caucasus: How Trump’s “peace deals” serve U.S. and Israeli interests
The Armenian Weekly - Massachusetts
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August 16, 2025
After brokering the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8, U.S. President Donald Trump managed to portray himself as a “peacemaker”—at least, in the eyes of his supporters. It is a role he has been eager to claim on more than one...
Egypt Aims To Attract Potassium Investments
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – The Egyptian government is seeking companies working with potassium, kaolin, iron ore, and geopolymers to establish and set up plants in the country. According to information released by the...
Israel is engineering starvation to redefine the meaning of life for Palestinians
Middle East Monitor
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August 15, 2025
The starvation crisis in Gaza is simply understood as a humanitarian catastrophe or a war crime. While these descriptions are not incorrect, they are incomplete. The crisis unfolding in Gaza is more than Israel using hunger as a weapon; it is a...
The world this week | India sticks to its multi-alignment policy as Trump-Putin talks end; Israel presses on to ‘bury’ idea of Palestinian state
The Indian Express
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August 16, 2025
The Trump-Putin Alaska summit ends without a deal, dashing India’s hope for a relief with respect to the secondary tariffs; as markets in India feel the heat, Prime Minister Modi reiterated his stance to protect the interests of the country’s...
Egypt, UK FMs Hold Talks on Gaza Ceasefire, Bilateral Ties
Sada Elbalad
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August 15, 2025
Fri 15 Aug 2025 | 11:51 PM Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Expatriates Affairs Badr Abdel Ati held a telephone conversation with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to discuss ways of enhancing bilateral relations and advancing...
Arab, Islamic States Condemn Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” Remarks, Settlement Expansion Plans
Sada Elbalad
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August 15, 2025
Sat 16 Aug 2025 | 12:17 AM The foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, along with the secretaries-general of the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council, on Friday strongly...
Israeli rapacity
Dawn
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August 16, 2025
IN the midst of the Gaza genocide, Israel has announced plans to build more illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that would effectively seal the fate of the already moribund two-state solution. The Zionist state’s finance...
Israeli minister backs plan for 3,400 homes in disputed occupied West Bank area despite global warnings
Malay Mail
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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...
Egypt inks $1B tyre plant deal with China’s Sailun
GCN
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August 15, 2025
Egypt’s landmark $1 billion partnership with China’s Sailun Group represents a transformative milestone in the country’s industrial diversification strategy, positioning the Suez Canal Economic Zone as a major automotive manufacturing hub while...
Netanyahu 'has become a problem,' says Danish PM as she calls for Russia-style sanctions against Israel
I24 News
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a “problem,” his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen said Saturday, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war. “Netanyahu is now a problem in himself,” Frederiksen told...
Sayyid Badr, other leaders condemn 'Greater Israel'.plan of Netanyahu
Times of Oman
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Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister of, in a joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of 30 Arab and Islamic countries and the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the...
UAE and Senegal Forge Strategic Water Investment Alliance in Africa
Arabian Post
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August 16, 2025
Greenlogue/AP The United Arab Emirates and Senegal have formalised a significant partnership aimed at addressing Africa’s escalating water and sanitation challenges. This collaboration, announced during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, underscores a...
Oman’s Foreign Minister and counterparts from Arab and Islamic countries ‘Greater Israel’ remarks, urges global action on Gaza
The Arabian Stories
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August 16, 2025
Muscat: Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi joined top diplomats in issuing the strongly worded statement denouncing Netanyahu’s reported statements as a “dangerous violation” of international norms and a direct...
Israeli settlement plan in West Bank worries FM
Daily Finland
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Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Friday expressed profound concern over the Israeli plan to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank. Terming the mov as violation of international law, Valtonen in a post on her...