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Israel kills Hezbollah artillery chief in southern Lebanon strike
Shafaq News
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2025-07-10T18:45:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut Israel’s military confirmed on Thursday it had killed Mohammad Jamal Murad, a senior Hezbollah commander, in an airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri. In...
Journalists: ‘It’s time to muck in – there should be way more of us (on social media)’ – Sophia Smith Galer
World Association of News Publishers
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July 11, 2025
‘Journalism should always have an audience at the very core of it, and social media – perhaps more than any other medium at the moment – forces us to take that very seriously.’ That Sophia Smith Galer needs little industry introduction is evident...
Turkey confirms 12 soldiers killed in Iraq methane gas accident
Ghana News Agency
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July 8, 2025
Istanbul, July 8, (dpa/GNA) – The number of Turkish soldiers who died in Iraq after being exposed to methane gas inside a cave has risen to 12, authorities announced on Monday. Turkish authorities on Sunday reported the deaths of five soldiers....
Syracuse Middle Eastern Festival returns to St. Elias with four days of food, dance and family
Syracuse.com - New York
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July 9, 2025
Onondaga, N.Y. — Get ready to eat your weight in grape leaves and kibbeh. The annual St. Elias Middle Eastern Festival is back this weekend, bringing four days of homemade food, live music and traditional dancing to the West Side of Syracuse. It...
Iran-EU Dialogue Warms Despite Fallout From June Strikes
Media Line
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July 10, 2025
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned this week that continued cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency hinges on what he called a shift in the UN nuclear watchdog’s “double-standard behaviors” toward Iran. His comments came...
Why UFC believes Qatar event can redefine Middle East fight scene with 'Visit Qatar'
The Times of India
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July 9, 2025
Visit Qatar and the UFC (Image Source: BroBible) Visit Qatar and the UFC have dropped a historic strategic alliance that will see the first UFC event ever take place in the Middle Eastern country on November 22, 2025. The historic partnership will...
Iran threats in UK ‘significantly increased’: intelligence watchdog
Dawn
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July 10, 2025
A United Kingdom parliamentary committee on Thursday blamed Iran for at least 15 attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, saying the threat from Iran had “significantly increased”. London’s response has been too focused on...
Israel’s close EU allies express ‘concern’ over plan to move displaced Palestinians into sealed-off zone
Politico Europe
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July 10, 2025
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz briefed reporters earlier this week on his plan to place some 600,000 displaced Palestinians in Gaza inside a sealed-off zone, according to media reports. The defense minister said the entire population of more...
Turkey suspends opposition TV channel Sözcü TV for 10 days
Ghana News Agency
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July 10, 2025
Istanbul, July 10, (dpa/GNA) — Turkish authorities have ordered a 10-day broadcasting ban on Sözcü TV, one of the country’s most prominent government-critical channels, for allegedly violating media regulations, the head of Turkey’s broadcasting...
Türkiye's competition body fines Google nearly $8.9M
Sabah
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July 10, 2025
Türkiye's competition regulator said Thursday it had decided to impose an administrative fine of around TL 355.1 million (nearly $8.9 million) on search giant Google for failing to comply with regulatory obligations. In a statement, the Turkish...
Iran tells UN to end ‘double standards’ before nuclear talks can resume
Daily Times
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July 10, 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to stop applying “double standards” if it wants Tehran to resume cooperation on its nuclear programme, state media reported on Thursday. Last week,...
Israeli airstrike kills 15 in Gaza, including 10 children waiting for aid
Daily Times
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July 10, 2025
A deadly Israeli airstrike on Deir al-Balah, a central city in the Gaza Strip, has killed at least 15 Palestinians, including 10 children and 3 women, according to local authorities. The victims were reportedly gathered at a medical aid point to...
WATCH: The Middle East’s largest videowall
Sound & Video Contractor
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July 9, 2025
Installed around the Dubai Fountain, this 1,400-foot videowall syncs up with the Burj Khalifa's nightly light show A new curved videowall installed around the Dubai Fountain is believed to be the largest of its kind in the Middle East. Spanning...
Turkey says gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers in Iraq's north was first of its kind
Bianet
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July 10, 2025
The National Defense Ministry has stated that last week’s fatal gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers during a cave search in northern Iraq was the first of its kind since the cross-border operations began in the region. In a press briefing today,...
Iran threat to UK increases ‘significantly’ with fears of kidnap and assassinations
The i paper
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July 10, 2025
Intelligence and Security Committee criticises ministers for not having an adequate strategy to deal with Tehran's ‘persistent’ and ‘erratic’ threats Iran poses one of the biggest hostile state threats to the UK, after China and Russia, but the...
Iran calls for end to nuclear watchdog double standards
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
DUBAI: Iran has called on the United Nations nuclear watchdog to abandon its “double standards” before Tehran considers resuming cooperation on its nuclear programme. The demand comes after President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a law suspending...
Turkey bans content of X’s AI chatbot Grok amid criminal probe over insults
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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July 10, 2025
A Turkish court has ordered the blocking of content produced by Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it generated responses deemed insulting to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the founder of...
Israeli Official: Iran Did Not Move Enriched Uranium from Fordow, Natanz, or Isfahan
Jordan News
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July 10, 2025
A senior Israeli official told Reuters on Thursday that Israeli intelligence indicates Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles were located at the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan facilities prior to the recent airstrikes—and remain there. They were not...
Iranian Supreme Leader Appears in Public for First Time Since War
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared in public on Monday, marking his first public appearance since the onset of Iran’s recent 12-day war against Israel. Iranian state television showed him greeting worshippers at Tehran’s Imam...
Key dates in PKK Kurdish militant group’s decades-long armed struggle against Turkey
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 11, 2025
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fighters with the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, began laying down their weapons on Friday… ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fighters with the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, began laying down their weapons on...