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COLABB Unveils New Real Estate Platform In Dubai
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai has witnessed the debut of COLABB, a groundbreaking real estate platform that combines investment, interior design, and digital strategy. The integrated platform, launched with the aim to...
Israelis stage protests to demand Gaza hostage deal
The National News
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Israel is unwilling to consider a ceasefire proposal for Gaza that Hamas accepted, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday as thousands of Israelis staged protests to pressure their government to take the deal and secure the release of hostages held in the...
Turkish spy chief holds rare meetings with Libya's Haftar in Benghazi
The National News
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Turkey’s intelligence chief has held rare meetings in the eastern part of Libya controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar, as Ankara seeks to project influence across the Mediterranean. Ibrahim Kalin, a close confidant of Turkish President...
Turkish polyester maker Sasa plans to invest $25B in Adana projects
Sabah
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August 26, 2025
Turkish polyester giant Sasa aims to provide added value in the petrochemical sector with facilities it plans to build, investing $25 billion in an area designated as a "private industrial zone" in the Yumurtalık district of Adana, in the...
Iran and European powers meet in Geneva for crucial talks on sanctions
The National News
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Representatives of three European countries – Germany, the UK and France – are meeting in Geneva on Tuesday with Iran in a last-ditch effort to avert reimposing UN sanctions on Iran's nuclear programme. Talks have intensified in the past weeks as...
Egypt’s Mining Sector Reports Increased Gold Production and Expansion Initiatives
Egyptian Streets
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August 26, 2025
Shalateen Mineral Resources Company reported on Monday 25 August that it has surpassed 900 kilograms of gold output this year from the Ikhwat mine (a gold mining site in Egypt’s eastern desert) and artisanal mining operations. The company is...
Construction worker killed as scaffolding collapses at Tel Aviv building site
The Times of Israel
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August 26, 2025
A construction worker was killed and three others were injured when scaffolding they were working on in central Tel Aviv collapsed Tuesday, authorities said. First responders, including search and rescue personnel from the Israel Defense Force’s...
Iraq PM: Imports top $70B as Baghdad eyes 20% non-oil revenues
Shafaq News
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2025-08-26T12:18:39+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s annual imports exceed $70B, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Tuesday, urging stronger regulation of border crossings to convert this trade into...
Israel deserves sanctions after latest hospital strike
The Sydney Morning Herald
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August 26, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Netanyahu’s response to the IDF’s deadly “tragic mishap” at Nasser Hospital – the deaths there...
Iran ready to supply steel products, engineering services to Uzbekistan
Tehran Times
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August 26, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran is ready to supply steel products and engineering services to Uzbekistan, the head of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said in a meeting with the head of Uzbekistan’s Metallurgy...
Iranian Army praises administration's ‘firm determination’ on path to progress
Press TV
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The Islamic Republic of Iran's Army says the current administration, enjoying the trust of both the people and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, is striving with “firm determination” and a “steely will” toward the country's advancement. Iran’s...
Israeli strikes kill displaced Palestinians across Gaza
Al Mayadeen
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August 26, 2025
Israeli airstrikes kill displaced Palestinians, including a child and two women, as famine grips Gaza and the destruction of residential areas continues. At least 10 Palestinians were martyred early on Tuesday morning as Israeli airstrikes...
Egyptian Museum opens after more than 20 years of waiting
1in.am
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August 26, 2025
The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo will open on November 1, 2019, after more than 20 years of construction, a mile from the Giza Pyramids. The museum houses about 100,000 exhibits, 20,000 of which have never been exhibited before. Here you can see...
Greenberg Traurig Continues Strategic Growth in Middle East with Middle East and European Hospitality Practice Co-Chair Louisa Lynch
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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In a further strategic expansion of its leading Real Estate and Hospitality Practice, global law firm Greenberg Traurig Limited added highly experienced real estate and hospitality lawyer Louisa Lynch as co-chair of the firm's Middle East and...
Does Universal support Israel? Humanitarian aid and controversy
Brussels Morning
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August 26, 2025
Currently a part of Comcast NBCUniversal, Universal Studios has continuously backed Israel, particularly in humanitarian and cultural contexts as opposed to political ones. To support humanitarian assistance efforts in the Middle East and Israel...
Israel strikes Gaza hospital, killing 20
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 26, 2025
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local...
ISS astronaut captures Egypt's glittering Nile River at night | Space photo of the day for Aug. 26, 2025
Space.com
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August 26, 2025
At 1:32 am local time, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured a striking view of the Nile River glowing across Egypt. What is it? The Nile River, often called the "lifeblood of Egypt," is the longest river in the world,...
Norway's Wealth Fund Cuts Ties with 5 Israeli Banks, Caterpillar
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Norges Bank Investment Management, the largest sovereign wealth fund globally, announced on Monday night it has pulled investments in five Israeli banks and U.S.-based Caterpillar. This move marks a significant shift in its portfolio as...
Israel’s strikes on Gaza hospital kill journos, rescuers; Netanyahu calls it ‘mishap’
The Federal
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August 26, 2025
Israel struck Nasser Hospital, one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip, twice on Monday (August 25), hitting the facility for the second time as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores...
Jordan brings back draft as a warning shot: No to Greater Israel
The New Arab
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August 26, 2025
Jordan’s reinstatement of mandatory service is not nostalgia; it is a necessity. Sovereignty, unity, and survival are non-negotiable, writes Daoud Kuttab [photo credit: Getty Images] For the first time in more than three decades, Jordan is...