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Israel-Syria clash puts US policy in the crosshairs, again
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 17, 2025
The threat is unlikely to change Putin’s calculus, however, or bring the conflict to a near-term conclusion. Instead, Trump’s deadline is likely to make his own life more difficult, limiting his future flexibility, putting the settlement he craves...
Sales fall amid ‘challenging’ luxury market and retreat from gaming
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
A “challenging” luxury market and retreat from gaming have prompted a fall in sales and profits at Mike Ashley’s Frasers. The group, which is majority owned by the billionaire former Newcastle United owner, said sales fell 7.4% to £4.7bn and...
Burrowing into ground, Israel’s Bedouin build makeshift bomb shelters to skirt red tape
The Times of Israel
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July 17, 2025
When the sirens wail in the southern Israeli desert to herald an incoming missile, Ahmad Abu Ganima’s family scrambles outside. Down some steps hewn out of the dirt, one by one, they squeeze through the window of a minibus buried under 10 feet...
Powerful Israeli strikes rock Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
By Eyad Kourdi, Catherine Nicholls and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group involved in deadly...
Volvo CE Unveils Global Strategies Amid Soft Markets In Europe And North America
Construction Business News Middle East
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July 17, 2025
Volvo CE is accelerating key global strategic actions to remain agile, responsive to customer needs, and financially robust, the company revealed in its Q2 2025 update Volvo CE has announced several global strategic announcements over the second...
UNnecessary? Private companies are tackling Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
The Insider
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Another source of income for the Islamists involved smuggling cigarettes and other banned goods, which were concealed among humanitarian aid shipments. Additionally, Hamas used its Turkish branch as an intermediary to transfer hundreds of millions...
Scheme to expel Arab Israeli lawmaker Ayman Odeh from Knesset fails
People's World
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July 16, 2025
MK Ayman Odeh speaks at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025, ahead of a vote on his expulsion spearheaded by parties allied with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | Ohad Zwigenberg / AP JERUSALEM—An effort by the...
LMA welcomes UK Gov’s financial services strategy, says Arabella Ramage
Reinsurance News
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July 17, 2025
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) welcomes the UK Government’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, which recognises the insurance sector’s importance, specifically the role of Lloyd’s of London, according to Arabella Ramage,...
Sustainable Palm Oil (Edible Oil, Surfactants, Biofuels, Other) Market Analysis And Strategy Outlook Report 2025-2029
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Key growth drivers include rising demand for trans-fat-free and plant-based products, and heightened environmental awareness. The report offers in-depth analysis, including trends, challenges, and vendor insights,...
Mott MacDonald appoints new MD for Middle East, South Asia
Global Construction Review
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July 16, 2025
UK-headquartered engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald has appointed Paul Hilton as managing director for its Middle East, South Asia and international development business. He takes on the role after three years leading operations in Mott...
A new cold front? Israel and Turkey edge toward standoff
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
The Qandil Mountains glow with the flickering flames of a symbolic gesture: Kurdish fighters surrendering their arms. In Syria, Palestinians are granted residency. Regional diplomacy—once reactive and combustible—now shifts toward a slow,...
EU becomes Israel’s largest trading partner overtaking US; China, India third and fourth
Madhyamam
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July 17, 2025
New Delhi: A report reveals that one-third of Israel’s trade in goods in 2024 was with the European Union outshining the Jewish country’s main backer the US. The report titled “Economic sanctions now: the EU is Israel’s largest investor” by SOMO,...
Chilean mayor defies most anti-Israel South American nation to visit Israel
Israel Hayom
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July 17, 2025
In late December 2024, an evangelical clergy organization erected a tall metal Hanukkah menorah near the waterfront in Puerto Montt, southern Chile, to commemorate the Jewish holiday. The city of 250,000 residents houses a small Jewish community...
Syrian Govt-Druze Declare Ceasefire After U.S. Intervention After Deadly Fighting, Israeli Bombing
The Times of India
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July 17, 2025
'They Took Away My Son's...': Russian Woman Reveals Key Secrets, Her Kids' Father Tracked Down Russian national Nina Kutina, who was recently found living in a cave in Gokarna with her two young daughters, has revealed she gave birth to one of...
Entlaq launches national report on Egypt’s cleantech and energy future
Wamda
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July 17, 2025
Press release: In a strategic move that underscores Egypt’s commitment to a sustainable green economy, Entlaq for Strategic Consulting and Research, in collaboration with the Ministerial Group for Entrepreneurship and the Ministry of Planning,...
IMF adjusts Egypt’s primary balance surplus for FY2025/26 downward at 4% of GDP
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Egypt’s primary balance surplus, excluding divestment proceeds, is expected to reach 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest report. The projection is...
The official visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero Arkadag to the Republic of Azerbaijan has begun
Turkmenistan State News Agency: Turkmenistan Today
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The official visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero Arkadag to the Republic of Azerbaijan has begun Today, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty...
How Ankur Sehgal Transformed Multinational Financial Reporting Standards
Forbes Israel
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July 17, 2025
ForbesPro When Ankur Sehgal walked into the headquarters of Asia’s largest oil and gas company, he faced a challenge that would have intimidated most enterprise software professionals: updating the financial reporting infrastructure of a $90...
Bogota summit: Hague Group reveals plans to hold Israel accountable for Gaza genocide
Press TV
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The Hague Group has announced steps to hold the Israeli regime accountable for the genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip that has been going on for over 21 months. Led by South Africa and Colombia, delegates from some 30 countries...
At the halfway mark: What the 2025 markets have - and haven’t - told us
Gulf Today
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July 17, 2025
Six months into 2025, the only thing markets had made clear was how unclear everything still is. A sharp sell-off in April followed by an equally swift rebound left investors with more questions than answers. The macro signals remain mixed, policy...