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Iran ready for inspection of nuclear facilities, but won't accept coercion: president
Xinhua News Agency
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TEHRAN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday his country is ready for inspection of its nuclear facilities, but does not accept coercion. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime...
Israel defends Beirut strikes with intel claims as official pushes broader Lebanon strategy
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian Israel continues to threaten additional strikes on Lebanon while justifying Thursday’s attack on Beirut's southern suburbs, claiming it does not contradict the implementation of the...
Review: AJAX IN IRAQ at Orpheus Theatre Company
BroadwayWorld
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Ajax in Iraq is Ellen McLaughlin’s work that has the past and present collide, telling the stories of Sophocles’ classic tragedy Ajax and modern-day Iraq war. The parallel stories that are being told are of Ajax, an ancient Greek military hero,...
PM Al-Sudani: Iraq ready to export 80 local products
Shafaq News
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2025-06-08T14:14:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced that about 80 locally manufactured products are now ready for export, highlighting Iraq’s expanding role as a...
Saudi Arabia to Host FIBA Asia Cup 2025: A New Era for Middle East Sports
Times of Dubai
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June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia- The FIBA Asia Cup 2025 is making headlines as it heads to Saudi Arabia. This is a landmark event in Middle East sports. The occasion will assemble the best ones in basketball from Asia. Players and fans are...
CommentTrump has little to show on Ukraine and Iran
The National News
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It’s been a tough month for US President Donald Trump, who wants to continue believing that no one matches his stature. In his view, God spared his life after an assassination attempt so that he could “Make America Great Again”. His foreign policy...
Problems with Turkish tram even before being put into operation – Bozankaya wider than it should be
eKapija
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One of the Belgrade-related news that marked the end of May was the delivery of the first Turkish Bozankaya tram, out of a total of 25 that are due to arrive in our capital. The authorities stated at the time that the first Turkish tram on...
6 Not-to-Be-Missed Trader Joe’s Groceries That Just Hit Stores (Plus 1 to Skip), According to a Former Employee
AOL
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Israeli strikes on southern suburb a ‘dangerous development,’ UNIFIL warns
Tehran Times
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June 7, 2025
The spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Andrea Tenenti, described Thursday night’s Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburb as a “dangerous development,” coming more than six months after the cease-fire...
European used clothing changes competitive landscape in Syrian clothing market
Zaman Al Wsl
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June 8, 2025
Ready-made clothing stores are witnessing fierce competition in various Syrian urban markets, due to their exceptional appeal to all Syrians, especially women. During a field visit conducted by the Eqtsad to the markets of Hama and Salamiyah...
1-800 Contacts closes Israeli subsidiary 6over6, cuts 60 jobs
CTech
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June 8, 2025
The American company 1-800 Contacts is shuttering its operations in Israel and laying off 60 employees. The closure affects the team responsible for developing smartphone-based vision testing technology, a tool intended to replace standard...
Wipro boosts Mideast presence with new Riyadh HQ
Gulf Industry Magazine
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Wipro Limited, a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company, has announced the relocation of its Middle East regional headquarters from Al Khobar to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new office in Riyadh was inaugurated at a special...
Egypt’s FM holds separate phone calls with Nigerian, Cypriot counterparts
Egypt Today
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June 7, 2025
File- Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty CAIRO – June 7, 2025: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on Saturday with his counterparts from Nigeria and Cyprus,...
Israeli Violations of Lebanese Sovereignty Persist as Beirut’s Dahiyeh Steadfastly Clears Attack Aftermath
Al Manar
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June 7, 2025
The Israeli occupation forces continued on the second day of Eid Al-Adha to violate Lebanese sovereignty and breach the ceasefire agreement in effect along the southern border. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, an Israeli glider...
Iran, Kazakhstan urge more consultations on regional, global issues
Press TV
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The foreign ministers of Iran and Kazakhstan have called for continued consultations on regional and global developments. During a meeting in Tehran on Saturday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Kazakh counterpart, Murat Abugaliuly...
Letter from Mideast: Six months after upheaval, Syria caught between hope and fragility
Xinhua News Agency
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by Hummam Sheikh Ali DAMASCUS, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Syria's interim period resembles a fragile seedling pushing through rocky soil -- full of promise but in urgent need of care and protection from harsh elements. Six months have passed since the...
Iran blasts US travel ban citing 'deep hostility' for Iranians and Muslims
The National News
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Iran on Saturday said the US travel ban on Iranian citizens and 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries was a sign of a “racist mentality”. The move, which is expected to take place on June 9, is "a clear sign of the dominance of a...
World News | Russia Emerges as Iran's Largest Foreign Investor in 2024
Latestly
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June 8, 2025
Moscow [Russia], June 8 (ANI): Russia has become the largest foreign investor in Iran's economy in 2024, with investment volumes projected to touch USD 8 billion -- a major portion of which is being directed towards gas infrastructure projects....
Finnish general Mikko Heiskanen joins Israeli arms manufacturer’s board
Helsinki Times
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June 8, 2025
Mikko Heiskanen, a retired Lieutenant General and former Deputy Chief of Staff for Armaments and Logistics of the Finnish Defence Forces, has been appointed to the board of Elbit Systems Finland. The appointment was announced in April 2025 by the...
In photos: Muslims kick off Eid al-Adha across the Middle East
Al-Monitor
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June 6, 2025
A man prays with a gun at his feet in Umayyad Mosque, in central Damascus, before midday Friday prayers during Eid, on June 6, 2025, in Damascus, Syria. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images) Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, performed Eid...