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Oman-Iraq pact on new 10m-barrel crude storage project
Oman Observer
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September 4, 2025
MUSCAT: Duqm’s ambitions to emerge as a global hub for energy logistics received a further boost on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, when two key subsidiaries of OQ – the state-owned integrated energy group of Oman – signed a pair of strategic MoUs...
Oman–Iraq forum explores economic and trade cooperation
Oman Observer
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September 4, 2025
SALALAH: A high-level Oman–Iraq Business Meeting was held yesterday, Sept 4, in Salalah to explore ways to strengthen economic cooperation and expand trade partnerships between the two countries. The meeting was organised by the Oman Chamber of...
Israelis Need to Recognize the Humanity of Gazans
Foreign Policy
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When an international group of genocide scholars issued a resolution Sunday saying that the Israeli military’s nearly two-year offensive in Gaza meets the definition of genocide, the denial from the Israeli government was swift and full of...
Islamabad, Pakistan weather: Isolated rains, gusty winds likely
Pakistan Observer
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September 4, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Rains and gusty winds are likely in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and parts of Pakistan on Thursday night and Friday. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), weak monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal...
Gold glitters, oil tanks and silver hits $41 an ounce! This trend is my friend
Arabian Post
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September 4, 2025
Matein Khalid Gold’s 38% surge in 2025 to as high as 3570 an ounce in the New York spot market is not just about central bank anti-dollar reserve accumulation, expectations of a Fed rate cut at the September FOMC or inflation/deficit angst but...
Suspect in DC Jewish museum shooting pleads not guilty in deaths of young couple
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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September 4, 2025
The suspect accused of fatally shooting two people outside the Capital Jewish Museum pleaded not guilty to all nine charges against him Thursday, including two hate crime charges. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were shot and killed the night...
Commentary | John Greenberg: Israeli government is not acting in consonance with Jewish law
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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September 4, 2025
Linda Coulombe and I view the war in Gaza very differently, but we agree on this: “If we’re going to talk about justice and peace, we need to start by telling the truth and not distort it to fit an agenda.” ("Israel not the only one to blame for...
The new Israeli map proposing to annex 80% of the West Bank, explained
Mondoweiss
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September 4, 2025
More than 80 percent of the occupied West Bank would become part of Israel, according to a new annexation proposal drafted by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday. The hardline Minister presented a map showing all of the West Bank...
Israel drops plan to annex parts of West Bank after ‘red line’ warning
The Irish Times
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Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu took the issue of annexing parts of the occupied West Bank off the agenda of a top-level discussion on Thursday, after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made it clear they would consider such a move “crossing...
Arab League Accession of Ethiopia Serves Common Interests: Ethiopian MP
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, September 4, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopian Member of Parliament, Ustaz Kamil Shamsu, has stressed the significance of Ethiopia joining the Arab League, citing shared interests in geography, history, trade, and security. Ethiopia’s Prime...
Israeli President Herzog meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
I24 News
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog was welcomed at the Vatican on Thursday by Pope Leo XIV, describing the reception as “warm” and expressing gratitude to the pontiff. In a message shared on X, Herzog emphasized Israel’s top priority: securing the...
Ibn Battuta: Bridging Arab and Chinese Civilizations
Jordan News
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September 4, 2025
The famous Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta (1304–1368 AD) is considered one of the most prominent figures in Islamic civilization who left an indelible mark on human history.اضافة اعلان His great journey, documented in his famous book, "The Journey...
Shared threats and interests: Türkiye-Egypt partnership turns tide
Sabah
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September 4, 2025
The instability in Syria, the collapse of state authority in Lebanon and Israel's attacks on Palestine, particularly Gaza, have pushed the Levant region to the brink of total chaos. When Libya’s fractured political landscape is taken into account,...
Autonomous warfare: Lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East that Asean has to take note — Phar Kim Beng and Lutfy Hamzah
Malay Mail
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September 4, 2025
SEPT 4 — The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are not only brutal reminders of geopolitics in flux; they also highlight a profound shift in the very character of warfare.Autonomous systems — powered by artificial intelligence, robotics, and...
Tatte Café and Bakery, the popular Israeli-inspired chain, is opening in New York
NY Jewish Week
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September 4, 2025
Tatte Café and Bakery, the Israeli-inspired fast-casual café chain that has taken Boston and Washington, D.C., by storm, is coming to New York City. Pronounced like “latte,” the café — known for its coffee, pastries and full menu, including three...
Hamas, not Israel to blame for Gaza mess Letters
Thousand Oaks Acorn - California
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September 4, 2025
I’m responding Richard Habib’s Aug. 8 letter blaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the consequences of the war in Gaza strip. His letter does not mention anything about Hamas’ surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, in which 1,200...
Israel Team, Grand Tour at Odds as Protests Halt Cycling Race
Sportico - California
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September 4, 2025
Race organizers at the Vuelta a España, the third and final Grand Tour on the cycling calendar, said the Israel-Premier Tech team should leave the race after pro-Palestinian protestors disrupted Wednesday’s stage. Protests have followed the race...
Hamas’ network in Turkey under spotlight following foiled Ben-Gvir plot
Ynet
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September 4, 2025
A Hamas source described the group’s presence in Turkey as carefully regulated. “Any violation could lead to immediate expulsion,” the source told Ynet, emphasizing that leaders are barred from establishing formal political or military...
Qatar, Arab Ministerial Committee reject undermining legal status of Jerusalem
The Peninsula
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September 4, 2025
Cairo: The Arab Ministerial Committee tasked with international action to confront Israel’s illegal policies and measures in occupied Jerusalem, during its tenth meeting today at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League in...
Fuad Beritan: Kurdistan represents an opportunity for the democratization of the Middle East
ANF News - Firat News Agency
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September 4, 2025
ANF conducted an exclusive interview with Fuad Beritan, a member of the Executive Council of PJAK (Free Life Party of Kurdistan). According to Fuad Beritan, the solution to Iran’s crisis does not lie in world capitals, but in Tehran. The interview...