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Middle East: Israel launches Gaza City offensive
Deutsche Welle
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August 29, 2025
Skip next section UK bars Israeli officials from major arms fair over Gaza offensive 08/29/2025August 29, 2025UK bars Israeli officials from major arms fair over Gaza offensive The United Kingdom has said that Israeli officials will not be allowed...
Israel launches new brazen assault on Syria amid escalating attacks
5Pillars
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August 29, 2025
Israeli military violations against Syria intensified on Friday, with warplanes flying over Quneitra and Daraa provinces and ground forces advancing deeper into Syrian territory, fuelling widespread alarm over the shadowy “Greater Israel” agenda....
Egypt rounds up teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown on social media
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Menna AlaaElDin, Mohamed Ezz and Yazan Kalach CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to...
Letter to the Editor: The Middle East
Daily Bulldog - Maine
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August 29, 2025
As September 11 approaches again, I find myself once again reflecting upon memories that aren’t quite in keeping with the story our government has told. Knowing this to be true for many veterans, I’d like to share those reflections with you. I...
Turkey says airspace closed to Israel as it condemns 'reckless attacks'
The National News
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Turkey said on Friday it has closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft as it condemned Israel's "reckless attacks" around the Middle East. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey had severed all economic and commercial ties with...
Türk Telekom pledges $17 billion as it seals concession renewal
Sabah
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August 29, 2025
One of Türkiye's leading telecoms and technology companies, Türk Telekom, this week announced it had reched a deal with Turkish authorities to extend its concession agreement until 2050, as part of which it committed to invest $17 billion in the...
Turkey severs trade ties, closes airspace for Israel
The Indian Express
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August 29, 2025
Turkey has stopped all trade with Israel and closed its airspace for Israeli aircraft, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told parliament on Friday. Speaking during a Gaza-focused session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Fidan said, as reported...
Israel begins initial stages of Gaza City offensive as IDF attacks outskirts 'with great force' after declaring it 'dangerous combat zone'
Daily Mail
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August 29, 2025
Israel has already begun the initial stages of its offensive on Gaza City with the IDF launching attacks on the outskirts of the region with 'great force' while thousands of Palestinians flee south. It comes after the Israeli military declared...
Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli official and military aircraft
Middle East Eye
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August 29, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Friday during a parliamentary address on the Gaza crisis that Ankara has closed its airspace to Israeli official and military aircraft. “We have completely cut off our trade with Israel. We have...
Israel says 2 hostages' bodies returned as Gaza City offensive begins
CBS News
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Israel's military said Friday that it had launched the "initial stages" of a planned offensive to seize Gaza City, declaring the Palestinian territory's biggest population center a "dangerous combat zone." The Israel Defense Forces said it was...
Turkey to 'completely sever' all trade with Israel
The National News
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Turkey will sever all economic and commercial ties with Israel and close its airspace to Israeli aircraft, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. "Israel’s reckless attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iran is the clearest sign of a...
Egypt detains TikTokkers in social media crackdown
BDNews24
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Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have announced dozens of arrests and...
Israel conducts intensive air, ground operations in southern Syria
Middle East Monitor
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August 29, 2025
Israeli military activity intensified on Friday in southern Syria with warplanes flying over the Quneitra and Daraa provinces and ground forces entering Syrian territory, local sources reported, Anadolu reports. Syrian state media Alikhbariah...
Israel declares Gaza City “a dangerous combat zone,” Pakistan floods force evacuation of a million people, UN votes to end Lebanon peacekeeping force
Drop Site
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August 29, 2025
Gaza’s official death toll has topped 63,000 as Israel intensifies attacks and declares Gaza City “a dangerous combat zone.” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich unveils an exterminationist plan for “total victory” in Gaza. Israel says it...
Israeli Hostages Testify Hamas Stole Aid, Starved Hostages
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 29, 2025
Israel has facilitated staggering amounts of aid into Gaza throughout the war, yet Hamas’s hostages were and are starving. The evidence paints a grim picture: Hamas steals aid, lies about “famine,” and has its lies picked up by all the mainstream...
Israel Adesanya Announces $140K Reward in Memory of Fallen Friend Who Died After Cowardly Attack
Essentially Sports
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August 29, 2025
Israel Adesanya has never shied away from using his platform for more than just fighting, and his most recent move is no exception. The former UFC champion, along with teammates Carlos Ulberg and Navajo Stirling, has teamed up with coach Eugene...
Israel Launches Bold Strike on Houthi Leadership in Yemen as Al-Houthi Delivers Televised Speech
[your]NEWS
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August 29, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna Israeli forces carried out their most dramatic strike in Yemen to date on Thursday, targeting a rare high-level gathering of Houthi officials just as the Iran-backed group’s leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, was delivering a...
Turkish foreign minister says Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli planes over Gaza war
Associated Press
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August 29, 2025
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli planes in protest at the war in Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday. “We have completely cut off our trade with Israel. We do not allow Turkish ships to go to Israeli ports. We...
Israel Attempts ‘Decapitation’ Strikes Of Top Houthi Leadership In Yemen
Gulf Insider
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August 29, 2025
On Thursday the Israeli Air Force carried out major strikes on Yemen, but unlike prior attacks, this one was reportedly aimed at eliminating top military and political leaders of the Iran-backed Houthi movement. It was an operation widely...
Iran-backed Houthi PM killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's capital
Euronews
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August 29, 2025
Published on 29/08/2025 - 11:09 GMT+2 •Updated 11:10 Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's capital Thursday which targeted senior military officials including the group's defence minister,...