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Turner & Townsend lands in Egypt with acquisition of ValueMetric Consultants
Consultancy.org
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August 17, 2025
Global professional services company Turner & Townsend has acquired ValueMetric Consultants, an Egyptian consultancy firm specialized in the construction sector. Founded in Cairo, ValueMetric Consultants is a privately-owned consultancy with a...
Protests held across Israel calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal
Naharnet
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Demonstrators took to the streets across Israel Sunday calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, as the military prepares a new offensive. The protests come more than a week after Israel's...
Arab countries reject Israeli settlement plan
Oman Observer
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August 16, 2025
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, has condemned the statements made by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, in a joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of 30 Arab and Islamic countries, as well as the...
Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
Yahoo News
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police made dozens of arrests on Sunday as tens of thousands of protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza aimed to shut down the country in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Groups...
Survey: Most Israeli medical students abroad may not return home
Ynet
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August 17, 2025
A new survey shows that most Israeli medical students studying abroad are considering not returning to Israel after graduation, raising concerns about an already strained healthcare system. The survey, conducted in July 2025 among 233 Israeli...
Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and hostage releases
Express & Star
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August 17, 2025
Protesters in Israel demanding their government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday, staging a strike that disrupted traffic and closed businesses. The action, organised by the...
Israelis rally nationwide calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal
Channel News Asia
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August 17, 2025
TEL AVIV: Demonstrators across Israel called on Sunday (Aug 17) for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, a push sharply criticised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies. The protests come...
Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 16, 2025
Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones to "safe" ones in the south of the enclave, the Israeli military said. This comes days after Israel said it...
Israel’s growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
WBAL - Maryland
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August 17, 2025
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police made dozens of arrests on Sunday as tens of thousands of protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza aimed to shut down the country in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Groups...
Jihadist gunmen kill Iranian police officer in shootout in volatile southeast province
The Times of Israel
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August 17, 2025
TEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen in Iran’s volatile southeast killed a police officer in a shootout with security forces, news agencies reported Saturday, with a jihadist group claiming the attack. The clash occurred in Sistan-Baluchistan province, one of...
Mistrust, fear: Complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
Telengana Today
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August 17, 2025
A year after Bashar Assad’s fall in Syria, Lebanon-Syria relations remain fraught with distrust, border skirmishes, and refugee disputes. Despite limited cooperation on security, tensions over detainees, refugees, and financial claims hinder...
PAPSS Network Lands in 18th Country: Bank of Algeria Signs On to Support Cross-Border Payments
The Fintech Times
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August 17, 2025
The Bank of Algeria has become the latest financial organisation to join the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) launched by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) in collaboration with the African Union...
Kharrazi calls on Armenia to resolve Iran concerns
Mehr News Agency
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August 17, 2025
Kamal Kharrazi, Head of Tehran-based Strategic Council on Foreign Relations met and held talks with Vahan Kostanyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. Emphasizing the necessity of respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and...
Despite Netanyahu, the two-state solution is the only viable option for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Week
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As a growing number of Western states are moving towards recognising the Palestinian State, a powerful segment of the ruling Israeli coalition is moving in the opposite direction. Cabinet Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to build a new...
Why Neil Robertson conquering Ronnie O’Sullivan in Saudi Arabia is his ‘best win’
Metro
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August 17, 2025
The best win of Neil Robertson’s career? He reckons so (Picture:Getty Images) Neil Robertson has won pretty much everything in snooker and he reckons his 10-9 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan in Saturday’s final of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters...
Jordan condemns Ongoing Israeli attacks and restrictions on Jerusalem’s Christian Community
SANA
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August 17, 2025
Amman, SANA – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the continued Israeli assaults on Christians in Jerusalem, including the recent decision to freeze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. The ministry...
Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, OIC, GCC slam so-called 'Greater Israel Vision'
Gulf Times
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August 16, 2025
The foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, and the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), condemned in the strongest terms the statements made by...
Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians, illegal settlers attack civilians across occupied West Bank
Yeni Safak
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August 15, 2025
Israeli forces arrested at least 15 Palestinians in multiple raids across the West Bank on Friday while illegal Israeli settlers carried out several attacks on civilians, according to local and security sources. The detainees were from Yatta,...
Israeli soldiers kill 18-year-old Palestinian in West Bank
Middle East Eye
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August 16, 2025
An 18-year-old Palestinian teenager was shot to death by Israeli forces in the al-Mughayyir village north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The settlers had attacked the village hours before the killing...
World Associated Press Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
Yahoo News
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BEIRUT (AP) — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in Syria toppled longtime autocrat Bashar Assad and brought a new government in place in Damascus. In Lebanon,...