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US Congressman Abraham Hamadeh Meets Syrian President Al-Sharaa in Damascus, Urges ‘Peace Through Strength’
The Syrian Observer
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August 15, 2025
U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh met on Sunday with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani during a brief, unannounced visit to Damascus, following a trip to Israel, according to a statement on Hamadeh’s official...
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...
Turner & Townsend acquires Egyptian consultant
Global Construction Review
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August 15, 2025
UK consultant Turner & Townsend has acquired Egypt-based cost management and quantity surveying firm, ValueMetric Consultants (VMC), for an undisclosed sum. It lets Turner & Townsend move into Egypt’s growing quantity surveying, commercial...
USD/EGP exchange rates maintain stability at Egyptian banks
Zawya
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Egypt - The EGP continued strengthening against the dollar on Thursday, with the USD recording EGP 48.28 for buying and EGP 48.38 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr. The US dollar traded at EGP 48.26 for purchasing and...
Plan Devised for Hike in Iran’s Oil Output
Tasnim News Agency
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attended a joint meeting of the National Development Fund's Board of Trustees and Minister of Oil Mohsen Paknejad on Wednesday, focusing on the timeline for a plan to increase oil production by 250,000 barrels...
Business : GATE 2025 Set To Attract RM500 Mln In Trade, Investment Value -- MARii
Bernama
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August 15, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- The Global Automotive Technology Expo (GATE) 2025 is set to attract around RM500 million in terms of trade and investment value, said its co-organiser, the Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii)....
Saudi Arabia, UK Activate Rail Transport MoU
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 15, 2025
Saudi Aramco said Thursday that it signed an $11 billion lease and leaseback deal involving its Jafurah natural-gas processing facilities with a consortium of international investors, led by funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a...
Israeli minister announces west bank settlement plan, sparking global condemnation
Daijiworld News
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August 15, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network- Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Aug 15: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced the commencement of work on the controversial E1 settlement project, a move that would effectively split the West Bank and cut it off from...
UN, Arab, European countries condemn Israel’s new settlement plan
The Nation
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August 15, 2025
UNITED NATIONS - Arab countries, the United Nations and several European countries on Thursday con-demned an Israeli government plan to greenlight the construction of thousands of Israeli homes in a contentious area of the West Bank, after the...
Several Palestinian people reported injured in overnight attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Here is some more detail on the controversial plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem. The decision from the Supreme Planning Council, which...
Saudi Arabia, Mauritania Partnership Aims to Produce 14 Mln Tons of Iron Annually
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 15, 2025
Mauritania and Saudi Arabia are working to launch a strategic iron mining partnership as part of efforts to expand economic cooperation and boost mutual investments, Mauritania’s ambassador to Riyadh said. Ambassador Moktar Ould Dahi told Asharq...
Mnangagwa's wife to preside over women investment conference
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 15, 2025
First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa will preside over the inaugural three-day Bulawayo Women Investment Conference next month, a landmark event aimed at promoting economic independence and leadership among women. The conference, hosted by the Office...
UAE, Saudi join Arab states to condemn Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ remarks
Madhyamam
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August 15, 2025
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and several Arab nations have strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments expressing support for a so-called “Greater Israel”. They described the remarks as a provocative...
Pakistan takes stand for ‘equitable access’ to green finance for developing nations
Dawn
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August 15, 2025
Federal Climate Change Environmental Coordination Minister Dr Musadik Malik called for equitable access to green financing and other resources for developing nations on Friday at a meeting in Geneva, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan...
Israel unveils new West Bank settlement plan
The Express Tribune
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August 15, 2025
MAALE ADUMIM/TEL AVIV: Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, a move his office said would "bury" the...
Israel launches settlement to block Palestinian state
Dawn
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August 15, 2025
• Palestinians fear move will rob them of any chance to build a state of their own • US urged to pressure Tel Aviv to stop settlement building; EU opposed to territorial change • 17 more killed as Gaza bombardment intensifies MAALE: Israeli...
Latvia Eyes Deeper Economic Ties With Israel In High-Tech Sectors (Exclusive)
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. Latvia has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening economic cooperation with Israel, focusing on innovation-driven sectors such as defense technologies, green energy, and precision medicine,...
Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction
The Gazette - Colorado
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany on Friday called on the Israeli government to stop settlement construction in the West Bank after Israel's far-right finance minister said work would start on a plan for thousands of home that would divide the Palestinian...
UN chief: Israeli settlement plan in the West Bank violates international law
Tehran Times
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August 15, 2025
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly opposed Israel's plans to construct thousands of new settler units that would effectively split the occupied West Bank into two disconnected parts. "Our position is clear – the Israeli...
Marwan Barghouti seen in video as Israeli minister Ben Gvir threatens him in prison cell
The National News
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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti appeared in a video for the first time in many years as Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir threatened him inside his cell. The undated video shows the far-right minister entering the solitary...