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Campaign Middle East’s Work picks from June
Campaign Middle East
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July 11, 2025
Every month, Campaign Middle East selects a collection of ‘Work’ to display in its monthly issue. The same selection then gets offered to industry professionals for their review in Campaign’s Private View section for the following month. These are...
Turkish startups raise $211 million in H1 2025
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
Türkiye's startup ecosystem saw $211 million raised across 91 funding rounds in the first half of 2025, according to data released by the industry monitor startups.watch at an event held at Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ) ARI Teknokent Magnet....
Middle East crisis live: Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN – as it happened
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
At least 798 killed while trying to receive food aid in GazaAt least 798 people have been killed while trying to receive food aid in Gaza since the end of May, the UN human rights office said on Friday, Reuters reports. Of the total number of...
Iran Update, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Iran criticised for harsh mass deportations of Afghans
5Pillars
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July 11, 2025
Iran has faced criticism for the “undignified” large-scale expulsions of hundreds of thousands of Afghans during the height of summer, in a policy that has accelerated since the 12-day war with Israel. More than half a million Afghans have been...
Obedience is not protection: A warning from the Middle East
The Nation
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July 11, 2025
The world today finds itself once again at a crossroads, where international law appears to apply only to the weak, while powerful states operate beyond its reach. Whether it’s the UN Charter or the Rome Statute of the International Criminal...
Iranian Group Places $40 Million Bounty on Trump’s Head, Urges ‘Every Cell of the Resistance in the West’ to Carry Out Death Sentence
The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
L: Donald Trump (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) R: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) An Iranian movement has reportedly raised more than $40 million for the assassination of President Donald Trump, as the country’s senior religious...
Israeli troops blow up room 800 meters into Lebanon as drone overflies Beirut, suburbs
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 11 July 2025, 13:06 An Israeli force blew up a “civilian room” in the Ghasouna area in the eastern outskirts of the southern border town of Blida, after making an 800-meter incursion into Lebanese territory, media reports...
Türkiye hails PKK weapon burning as symbolic step of disarmament
Xinhua News Agency
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ANKARA, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A group of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons on Friday, in what Türkiye has welcomed as a symbolic and significant step toward disarmament. Footage from the semi-official Anadolu Agency...
US issues 'worldwide caution' as tensions in the Middle East escalate: report
Global Times
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This handout satellite picture provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on June 22, 2025, shows damage after US strikes on the Isfahan nuclear enrichment facility in central Iran.Photo: VCG The US State Department issued a "worldwide caution" for...
Iranian activist says country threatening her with 'physical elimination'
BBC
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Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been threatened with "physical elimination" by Iran, according to a statement from the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Ms Mohammadi, an Iranian, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for work including...
Huawei seeks AI chip deals in Middle East and Southeast Asia
The Indian Express
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July 11, 2025
Huawei Technologies is attempting to export small amounts of AI chips to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, as it looks to establish itself in markets dominated by U.S. chip designer Nvidia, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.The Chinese telecom...
Iran’s Leader Bets On National Pride
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 11, 2025
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I'm looking at how Iran’s leadership is embracing patriotic themes...
Irans Leader Bets On National Pride
Oklahoma City Sun
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Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I'm looking at how Irans leadership is embracing patriotic themes and...
Turkey Rejects Comments Denying Srebrenica Genocide
Tasnim News Agency
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July 11, 2025
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks came in a video message marking the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, which claimed the lives of thousands of Bosnians. Erdogan also reiterated Ankara's continued and unconditional support for Bosnia...
AnalysisWhy Gulf states are rushing to shape Syria’s post-sanctions transition
The National News
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Arab Gulf states are moving quickly to entrench themselves in Syria’s post-Assad future, launching a surge of diplomatic, financial and infrastructure support. The aim is to stabilise the war-ravaged country but also reshape the regional balance...
Israel Urges US to Resume Strikes on Houthis After Renewed Attacks
Media Line
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July 11, 2025
As Houthi attacks on regional shipping lanes escalate, Israel has urged the United States to resume military operations against the Iran-backed group and to help form a broader international coalition, Israeli officials told local media on...
Türkiye Marks Milestone in Counter-Terrorism with PKK Disarmament in Sulaymaniyah
Novinite
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As part of its "Terror-Free Türkiye" initiative, the Turkish government is underscoring a significant advancement in its regional security efforts, as outlined in a media statement from the Turkish Embassy in Sofia. On July 11, 2025, a significant...
Iranians See Israel as Being Behind a Mysterious Tehran Explosion at High-Rise That Houses Elite Islamic Republic Officials
The New York Sun
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July 10, 2025
A mysterious explosion at a Tehran high-rise that houses elite members of the Iranian regime is raising questions about whether Israel is renewing targeted hits against Islamic Republic officials even after President Trump announced a cease-fire...
Iran nuclear sites 'Severely Damaged' but not obliterated, say officials amid conflicting claims
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network – Tehran Tehran, Jul 11: A month after the United States launched a major bombing campaign on three nuclear sites in Iran, questions continue to swirl over the extent of the damage caused by “Operation Midnight Hammer,” as...