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5 things to know about Supreme Court order that cleared the way for nearly 500 stalled real estate projects in MMR, Pune
Hindustan Times
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August 9, 2025
The Supreme Court has disposed of a writ petition filed by NGO Vanshakti vs Union of India, reaffirming that the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) will continue to be the...
Iran rejects planned transit corridor outlined in Armenia-Azerbaijan pact
Al Jazeera
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August 9, 2025
Iran has said it will block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a United States-brokered peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which has been hailed by other countries in the region as beneficial for achieving lasting peace. Ali Akbar...
Iran won’t allow Trump-backed Azerbaijan corridor, top aide says
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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Iran opposes the creation of a corridor near the Iranian border linking Azerbaijan to its Naxcivan exclave, proposed as part of a U.S.-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal, an aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday. Ali...
Iran Threatened To Block Trump's Route Through Armenia
Charter 97
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8 Donald Trump Photo: Getty Images We are talking about the Zangezur corridor. Iran will block the construction of the US-backed transportation corridor in the South Caucasus. This will be done even without Russia's help. A senior adviser to...
The time Iran saved Israel from a crippling oil boycot
Ynet
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August 9, 2025
It sounds like a fantasy today, but there was a time when Iran stood by Israel and helped ensure its energy security. From the founding of the state, Israel faced difficulties securing reliable oil supplies, largely due to the Arab League's...
‘With or Without Russia’s Help’: Iran Pledges to Block South Caucasus Route Opened Up By Peace Deal
Jewish Post and News
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August 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. Photo: Kevin Lamarque via Reuters Connect. i24 News – Iran will block the establishment of a US-backed transit corridor in the...
The Problem With Israel Is So Much Bigger Than Netanyahu
Jacobin
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Last week, senate Democrats voted by a margin of twenty-seven to seventeen for a resolution introduced by Bernie Sanders to stop shipping assault rifles to Israel. Twenty-four of those senators also voted for Sanders’s other resolution, which...
Saudi Arabia sets health, safety and design rules for group housing units
Saudi Gazette
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August 9, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing has unveiled comprehensive health, safety and technical requirements for group housing facilities across the Kingdom, covering building height and space, location, noise...
Arab lawyers denounce potential Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination as 'disgrace'
Hespress
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August 9, 2025
A coalition of Arab lawyers, including prominent Moroccan attorneys, has sharply criticized the reported intention to nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, calling the move a “disgrace” and a betrayal of the award’s...
Government of Change & Construction: Realistic vision responding to citizens' needs
Yemen News Agency SABA
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August 9, 2025
Government of Change & Construction: Realistic vision responding to citizens' needs [Sat, 09 Aug 2025 16:43:10 +0300] The Government of Change and Construction is placing the utmost emphasis on enhancing coordination and cooperation between...
Kazakhstan ready to investment in construction of new trade corridors via China to CASs: Envoy
Pakistan Today
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August 9, 2025
Yerzhan Kistafin meets Pakistan’s Communications Minister, says Kazakh President to visit Pakistan in November ISLAMABAD: Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Yerzhan Kistafin on Saturday expressed his country’s readiness to provide full...
Forced to Destroy: East Jerusalem Families Displaced by Own Hands Amid Israeli Demolition Orders
Al Manar
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August 9, 2025
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) compelled two Palestinian citizens in East Jerusalem to demolish their homes on Friday, displacing their families under the guise of unpermitted construction. According to local sources in Silwan, the Israeli...
Iran vows to block Trump-brokered Caucasus corridor ‘with or without Russia’
Iran International
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August 9, 2025
‘Not Trump’s to lease’ “Mister Trump thinks the Caucasus is a piece of real estate he can lease for 99 years,” Velayati told IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News, referring to the route included in Friday’s US-brokered Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal. “This...
Sri Lanka deeply concerned over Israel decision to seize Gaza city
EconomyNext
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August 9, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s private credit expanded by 221 billion rupees, the highest in history for a single month in June 2025, official data show, driven by recovering private investment, better budgets but also amid a late-cycle rate cut, where...
Syria inks infrastructure, real estate deals worth $14b
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Damascus 09 August, 2025, 00:17 Syria held a signing ceremony on Wednesday for agreements worth more than $14 billion, including investments in Damascus airport and other transport and real estate projects, state media...
From hardship to hope: Young Syrian refugee opens tailoring shop in Victoria
Oak Bay News
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August 9, 2025
From war-torn Syria to child labour in Turkey, Ala Alhaj Obid opens his alteration shop at 21-years-old From being born in Syria and enduring the atrocities of the civil war, to working as a child in Turkey to help support his family and...
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Israel and Palestine: Two-state solution looks good only on paper
Firstpost
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August 9, 2025
“Shalom, chaver (Goodbye, friend),” Bill Clinton said in his eulogy as hundreds of world leaders, including 80 heads of state, gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl cemetery on November 6, 1995. Two days ago, two shots from a Beretta 84F at a peace...
Terrifying maps show nuclear fallout damage from potential Iranian attacks on 5 US cities
The Mirror US
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August 9, 2025
A series of chilling maps exposed the devastating damage that could be inflicted on five major U.S. cities if Iran reconstructs its nuclear program and launches a nuclear assault against America in the future. Several experts informed the Mirror...
Why a UK construction champion sold out to Goldman Sachs for $1bn
The Times
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From the London Eye and the 2012 Olympics, to The Shard and Battersea Power Station, Mace has been involved in some of Britain’s best-known building projects since it was formed 35 years ago — and has remained proudly independent. All that changed...
“UNRWA” Announces Its Services for Palestinians Returning to Syria
Enab Baladi
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August 9, 2025
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Syria announced the services it provides for Palestinians who left Syria because of the war and now wish to return, though it emphasized that it does not...