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Middle Eastern Festival, Mac-N-Cheese Fest, Creed at the Amp: 21 things to do this week in CNY
Syracuse.com - New York
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July 7, 2025
Central New York is turning up the summer heat with a lineup of of live shows, good eats and family-friendly fun. Live music is a staple for this week’s activities, with Music in the Park on Monday, Lunchtime Live! on Tuesday and the Creed Summer...
Turkey: 32 go on trial over ski resort fire which killed 78
The New Arab
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July 7, 2025
The ski resort disaster claimed the lives of 78 people, with entire families wiped out [Getty/file photo] Thirty-two people went on trial in Turkey on Monday over a fire at a luxury ski resort hotel in January that killed 78 people, including 36...
Iranian media spotlight on ECO Summit and Iran-Azerbaijan leadership talks
AzerNews
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July 7, 2025
Iranian media extensively covered the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) held in Khankendi, Azernews reports. Prominent outlets such as IRNA, Mehr, ISNA, ILNA, and the Kayhan newspaper highlighted key moments of the event,...
APM champions inclusivity in the Middle East’s growing project management sector
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Iris Media Press Services) • APM to pilot Arabic language programmes • Educational outreach on workplace inclusivity Dubai, UAE; July 07, 2025: Association for Project Management (APM), the only global chartered body for the project...
Egypt: Bonyan opens EGX’s 1st full IPO of 2025 on July 6th
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Bonyan for Investment and Development begins trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Sunday, July 6th, in what is currently the market’s first full initial public offering (IPO) of the year. The company is seeking to raise EGP 1.8...
Egypt: El-Wazir announces offering 36 factories to investors at Robbiki Leather City
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir announced the launch of the second offering of industrial factories at Robbiki Leather City. This comes within the third phase,...
Egypt’s non-oil private sector slips in June, PMI below 50 for 4th consecutive month
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Egypt’s headline seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to 48.8 during June 2025 from 49.5 last May, according to the latest S&P Global PMI data. Non-oil private sector witnessed a moderate deterioration in...
Egypt secures natural gas supplies to all sectors via 4 FSRUs
Zawya
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Arab Finance: The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is securing natural gas supplies to all sectors via four floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), according to a statement. This move comes within the first pillar of the...
Israel denies truce talks stalemate but continues Gaza killings
Sabah
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July 7, 2025
Israel on Monday denied reports of a deadlock in Gaza cease-fire talks and claimed progress was being made, even as its military continued deadly strikes on civilians in the Palestinian territory. According to Channel 12, Prime Minister Benjamin...
Netanyahu Lands in Washington for High-Stakes Talks with Trump on Iran, Gaza, and Regional Peace
[your]NEWS
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July 7, 2025
Israeli leader arrives following joint U.S.-Israel victory in 12 Day War, with critical negotiations ahead on hostages, Hamas, and Arab-Israeli normalization By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in...
Turkey repatriates persecuted Iranian Christian, now in prison
Asia News
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July 7, 2025
Mehran Shamloui, 37, was trying to reach Europe, but was stopped by Turkish authorities who sent him back to his country of origin, he had been sentenced recently to 10 years in prison for religious activities. Meanwhile, Iran continues its policy...
Iranian Supreme Leader Makes First Public Appearance Since Onset of War with Israel
Sarajevo Times
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July 7, 2025
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious ceremony in Tehran, which is his first public appearance since the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran. According to media reports, he was shown in a video broadcast by state...
Egypt: HC Securities expects CBE to maintain interest rates
Zawya
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Arab Finance: HC Securities and Investment expects the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to keep interest rates unchanged at its meeting on July 10th, 2025, according to a press release. HC Securities attributed...
President Sheikh Mohamed receives Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara
The National News
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Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara was welcomed by President Sheikh Mohamed in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Discussions during the meeting, which took place at Al Shati Palace, focused on the need for security and stability in the Middle East and ways to...
8 Turkish soldiers killed by gas in Iraq
Israel Hayom
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July 7, 2025
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq after being exposed to a concentrated build-up of methane gas inside a cave, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported Monday. The soldiers had entered the area as part of an ongoing search for the...
Egypt sees 35% tax revenue growth through facilities: Kouchouk
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Egypt succeeded in advancing fiscal discipline efforts through tax concessions, which led to a growth of nearly 35% in tax revenues without imposing new burdens, announced Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk. During his meeting with...
Egypt: ContactNow integrates BNPL services into Kashier's payment gateway
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Contact Creditech, the digital consumer finance arm of Contact Financial Holding, has partnered with online payment platform Kashier to integrate its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service into Kashier’s payment system, as per an emailed...
Unpacking Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court chaos
Atlantic Council
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July 7, 2025
Amid regional turmoil in the Middle East, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has faced a crisis of its own. Last month, six of the nine permanent justices and three of the four alternates submitted their resignations, effectively rendering the court...
Opportunity knocks on Netanyahu’s US visit after Israel-Iran war
Atlantic Council
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July 7, 2025
MENASource July 7, 2025 • 10:38 am ET Print this page Opportunity knocks on Netanyahu’s US visit after Israel-Iran war By Shalom Lipner “I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars,” US President Donald Trump pledged after recapturing the...
Iran president says Israel attempted to assassinate him
Yahoo News
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him. The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented...