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Teen held in France suspected of plotting attacks, including on Israeli embassy
PARIS — French authorities have detained a 17-year-old on suspicion of plotting attacks against embassies or official buildings, sources close to the investigation told AFP on Saturday. The teen was formally put under investigation and locked up...

OPEC+ moves to boost oil output by additional 137,000bpd in October 2025 – Report
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known collectively as OPEC+, have agreed in principle to raise oil production by an additional 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October 2025, according to Bloomberg....

London police arrest over 400 at latest rally by banned anti-Israel Palestine Action group
LONDON — British police said Saturday they had arrested around 425 people at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned by the government as a terrorist organization. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered near...

Iraq’s premier says he hopes producers will reconsider oil export quota
BAGHDAD: Iraq hopes fellow producers will reconsider its oil export quota to better reflect its production capacity, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Saturday, a day ahead of an OPEC+ meeting in a rare public comment by a senior...

Bridge collapses in Iraq’s Karbala: Injuries reported
2025-09-06T20:48:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Karbala At least nine people were injured when a bridge under construction collapsed near the Bab Baghdad entrance in Karbala, a local source reported on Saturday. Footage...

Iraq posts $5.2B budget deficit in first half of 2025
2025-09-06T12:46:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s budget recorded a fiscal deficit exceeding 7.5 trillion dinars ($5.2B) in the first half of 2025, the economic observatory Eco Iraq reported on Saturday,...
Türkiye: From the Kurdish movement to mass mobilizations
Can you explain what the PKK is and its main orientations, and what differentiates it from other left-wing or nationalist political groups? The founding of the PKK must be seen in a context of politicization and radicalization. The 1960s witnessed...

The Economics of Everyday Savings Can Coupon Platforms Shape Gulf E-Commerce Like Oil Shaped Energy Markets
For decades, oil was the defining force that powered the Gulf’s economies, shaping trade flows, political influence, and long-term wealth. But as the region pivots toward diversification, digital commerce is emerging as the new engine of growth....

Democrats Itching for a Government Shutdown - This Week on Capitol Hill - 8-6-2025
DEMOCRATS ITCHING FOR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN? Daily Signal White House correspondent ELIZABETH MITCHELL says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer thinks he got “burned” last time staving off a shutdown, so to appease radicals in his party Schumer’s...

Israeli defense giant Elbit said to quietly shut down UK plant targeted by activists
Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems quietly shut down one of its main UK facilities recently, according to a report published Saturday, after it was repeatedly targeted by activists from the now-banned Palestine Action protest group. According to...

Turkey Opposition Calls Extraordinary Congress For Sept 21
Turkey's main opposition party has announced it will hold an extraordinary congress on September 21 after a court ousted its Istanbul leadership on graft allegations, a party source confirmed to AFP on Saturday. The decision comes amid growing...

ISIS targets oil tankers in Deir ez-Zor over refusal to pay Zakat
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) attacked on Saturday two oil tankers in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, after their owners allegedly refused to pay Zakat (Islamic tax). Local sources told...

Israeli Airstrike Targets Gaza Residential Building, Affecting Hundreds of Civilians
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Israeli military on Friday, September 5, 2025, bombed a residential building in western Gaza City, a densely populated area where tens of thousands of civilians have sought shelter. The strike affected hundreds of...

Israel expands Gaza City operations; residents told to move to safe zone
Israel's army called Saturday on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city. Parts of the city, home to nearly 1 million...

Israeli military urges Gaza City residents to leave, bombs high-rise tower
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV (Reuters) -The Israeli military told Palestinians in Gaza City to leave for the south on Saturday before bombing a high-rise tower as its forces advance deeper into the enclave's largest urban area. Israeli forces...

Qatar's August PMI climb indicates 'accelerating' non-oil private sector activity: Oxford Economics
Business activity in the GCC’s non-oil private sector continued to strengthen in August, according to Oxford Economics Qatar’s PMI climbing to 51.9 in August indicates accelerating non-oil private sector activity in the country, according to...

Hezbollah Calls Lebanese Army Proposal A Chance For Stability, Presses Israel On Ceasefire
Home west asia Israel Hezbollah Calls Lebanese Army Proposal A Chance For Stability, Presses Israel On... Lebanon's cabinet on Friday welcomed a plan by the army that would disarm Hezbollah and said the military would begin executing it, without...

Preparations Continue for the Launch of the Middle East Oil, Gas & Geosciences Show “MEOS GEO 2025”
Preparations are underway in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the launch of the Middle East Oil, Gas & Geosciences Show (MEOS GEO 2025). The event will be held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown...

Hundreds of thousands march in London as Israel escalates genocide
News The marchers showed solidarity with a Defend Our Juries protest against the Palestine Action ban By Arthur Townend Downloading PDF. Please wait... Saturday 06 September 2025 Issue The march demanded an end to British ties with Israel On the...

Like Trump and Israel, Farage is allowed to behave with impunity
Angela Rayner (L). Photo Peter Byrne/PA Wire and Nigel Farage. Photo Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Martin Shipton Both Angela Rayner and Nigel Farage have behaved badly, but there has been a huge disparity in the way they have been treated by the bulk...