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Inflection point or continuing spiral in the Middle East?
Middle East Institute
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July 28, 2025
After almost two years of fighting in Gaza, and after the decimation of Hizballah, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the 12-day Israeli-American war on Iran, the Middle East is in new strategic and political territory. Two...
VSee Health Appeals NASDAQ Staff Delisting Notice
EIN Presswire
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August 12, 2025
VSee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE) SAN JOSE, CA, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- VSee Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSEE) (the “Company”), a leader in telehealth solutions, today announced that it has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq...
Severe Heatwave Engulfs Eight Arab Nations
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A severe heatwave engulfed eight Arab countries on Monday, with meteorological authorities warning that extreme heat, high humidity, and wildfire risks will persist through the weekend before easing by Friday or Saturday. Egypt The...
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar
President of Azerbaijan
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August 11, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, August 11 - 11 August 2025, 19:45 On August 11, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar. During the telephone conversation, the leaders...
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of Azerbaijan
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August 9, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, August 9 - 09 August 2025, 17:49 On August 9, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the conversation, both leaders hailed the...
Trump’s far-reaching recent tariffs take effect
MENAFN
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump’s latest round of country-specific tariffs took effect at midnight Thursday, impacting almost 70 U.S. trade partners with rates ranging from 10% to 41%. The measures, first announced in April as part of Trump’s push...
Post-Oct. 7 divergent paths: Israel’s military maximalism and Saudi Arabia’s strategic de-escalation
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, shattered Israel’s long-standing security paradigm, replacing limited deterrence with an ambitious campaign aimed at dismantling Hamas, confronting Hizballah and other Iranian proxies, and directly targeting...
The Gulf states in a fluid post-war Middle East
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The monarchical Arab Gulf states emerged on the other side of last June’s Israeli and US attacks on Iran largely unscathed, with the important exception of a limited, retaliatory Iranian missile strike on the American airbase in Qatar. However, in...
Lebanese military kills three drug traffickers
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese army announced on Wednesday that it killed three notorious drug traffickers during a pursuit in eastern Lebanon. According to a military statement, the army chased a vehicle carrying the suspects in the Al-Sharawneh area of...
The current Israeli-Palestinian nightmare is a result of multiple failures of leadership
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The unresolved crises unfolding on the Israeli-Palestinian front — a growing humanitarian disaster inside of the Gaza Strip, the horrific images of emaciated Israelis held hostage by terrorists in the coastal strip, and ongoing tensions in...
Syrian leader meets with UK National Security Adviser to discuss deepening bilateral ties
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met on Tuesday with UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell in Damascus to explore ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and promote regional security, according to reports from state sources. The...
Syrian, British Officials Discuss Regional Peace
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa convened with UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell on Tuesday to deliberate on enhancing bilateral relations and promoting regional peace and stability, as reported by a news agency. The dialogue...
Iran carries out execution of one mossed spy, other linked to IS
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has carried out the execution of two individuals, one accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad and the other linked to the Islamic State (IS), for actions deemed threatening to national security. The two men—identified as Rouzbeh Vadi...
AIDA Country Report on Türkiye – Update on 2024
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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August 4, 2025
|Published on: 4th August 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Türkiye provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants...
Trump's edited tariffs spark different reactions from nations
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Thursday altering tariff rates on imports from numerous countries, a sweeping move that has stirred fresh tensions in international trade. Described by the White House as a step...
RT begins accepting entries for international war coverage award
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) RT has begun accepting entries for the 2025 Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards, which honor journalists reporting from war zones. Eligible submissions must be news video reports from areas of armed conflict, with each entry or...
Trump Reveals Sharp Tariffs on Six Arab Countries
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Late Thursday, US President Donald Trump unveiled a broad tariff initiative targeting six Arab countries with heavy import duties, intensifying his campaign to "rebalance trade" with key partners. The White House's executive order reveals...
US Policy in the Middle East: Second Quarter 2025 Report Card
Middle East Institute
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August 1, 2025
I. Executive Summary This report is part of a regular, quarterly assessment that includes a report card with grades on five key policy areas based on the United States’ leading national security interests in the Middle East and priorities set by...
Trump edits international tariffs hours before deadline
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending the August 1 deadline for implementing new tariffs by one week. This broad move changes tariff rates for numerous countries—some face increases, while others receive...
Highlights of Slovenia’s activities in the UN Security Council in July 2025
Government of Slovenia
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August 1, 2025
SLOVENIA, August 1 - Slovenia continued to pursue its priority areas of action within the Council. Alongside the other European members of the Council, Slovenia requested a briefing on the humanitarian situation in Gaza to support the protection...