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Middle East, African Markets Hungry for U.S. Food & Beverage Products
Food Processing
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August 29, 2025
Leena Al-Kathiri: Salalah Free Zone (SFZ) is a strategically located industrial and logistics hub on the southern coast of Oman, directly adjacent to the Port of Salalah — one of the busiest and most efficient trans-shipment ports in the region....
War Criminal Tony Blair to help War Criminal’s Trump & Netanyahu?
The Daily Blog
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August 29, 2025
Are you fucking kidding? Blair joins White House meeting with Trump on post-war Gaza Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss plans for post-war Gaza. Middle East envoy...
Turkey cuts all economic ties with Israel over Gaza crisis
Knews Kathimerini
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Turkey on Friday announced it was severing all economic and trade ties with Israel, citing its ongoing military actions in Gaza and accusing the Israeli government of committing atrocities against Palestinians. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said...
Turkey cuts all trade ties, closes airspace and ports to Israel over Gaza genocide
Press TV
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Turkey is closing its airspace and ports to Israeli aircraft and ships, and severing all economic and trade ties with Israel over its genocidal war on Gaza. Fidan made the remarks during an...
Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the world that watches
Sabah
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August 29, 2025
After the World War II, when Adolf Hitler had been defeated and captured, people across Europe must have asked themselves: “While this genocide was unfolding, could we have stopped it?” Today, the world faces a similarly cruel, immoral, and...
Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure
The Times of Israel
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August 29, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday said Ankara has “totally cut” trade with Israel and closed Turkey’s airspace to Israeli planes, though Israeli airlines said they received no new instructions. A Turkish diplomatic source later...
Turkey cuts economic ties with Israel, closes airspace to Israeli flights
All Israel News
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August 29, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an extraordinary parliamentary session on Israel's attacks on Gaza, at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, August 29, 2025. (Photo: Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS) Turkish...
Turkish FM Says Türkiye Has Closed its Airspace to Israeli Planes over Gaza War
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 29, 2025
Türkiye has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. He provided few details in...
Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace
Hindustan Times
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August 29, 2025
Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. Turkish President Tayyip...
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone, death toll passes 63,000
1News
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Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a dangerous combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Saturday as the army launched the "initial stages" of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. As the military announced...
Iran is hell-bent on committing an atrocity on Britain’s streets
Daily Express
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August 29, 2025
Iran is the single most dangerous state in the world, and be under no illusion, its desperate, flailing, Islamic theocracy has Britain in its sights. And yes, there is some really tough competition for that darkest of sobriquets among the current...
Turkey Cuts All Trade And Economic Ties With Israel
Charter 97
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This was stated by the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Turkey has decided to cut all trade and economic ties with Israel. Ankara has closed its ports to Israeli ships and its airspace to airplanes. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made...
Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricting airspace
Kathimerini
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August 29, 2025
Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. He provided few details in...
Israel says bodies of two hostages returned as military declares Gaza City combat zone
Euronews
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August 29, 2025
Published on 29/08/2025 - 13:41 GMT+2 Israel has said its military has recovered the bodies of two hostages previously being held by the militant group Hamas in Gaza. The bodies reportedly include an Israeli man who was killed in the 7 October...
Israel Army Says Gaza City Now ‘Dangerous Combat Zone’
Channels TV
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August 29, 2025
The Israeli military declared Gaza City “a dangerous combat zone” on Friday ahead of a looming offensive to conquer the Palestinian territory’s largest city after almost two years of devastating war. Israel is under mounting pressure at home and...
Arab ShowcaseThe Arab American aiming to ‘cure the disease’ in US politics
The National News
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The promo video opens with halcyon scenes from the 1950s, with the almost exaggerated American accent of the narrator extolling the virtues of a political candidate's "all-American story". It concerns a home-grown boy from south-east Michigan who...
Iranian Australians have wanted ties to be cut with Iran for years. Why it took so long
SBS
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In 2022, Deniz Toupchi sat outside Australia's federal parliament and didn't eat for days, calling on the government to act against the Iranian regime. But those cries went unanswered for nearly three years. At the heart of her protest were two...
Turkey shuts ports and airspace to Israeli vessels and flights
The Express Tribune
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August 29, 2025
Turkey's top diplomat said Friday that Ankara had closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, with a diplomatic source telling AFP the ban applied to "official" flights. Ties between Turkey and Israel have been shattered by Israel's...
Turkey bars Israeli ships, flights from its territory over Gaza war
Gulf Today
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August 29, 2025
Turkey's top diplomat said on Friday that Ankara had closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, with a diplomatic source telling AFP the ban applied to "official" flights. Ties between Turkey and Israel have been shattered by...
Turkey severs 'Israel' trade ties, closes airspace to Israeli aircraft
Al Mayadeen
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August 29, 2025
Turkey's Foreign Minister warns that "Israel’s" war on Gaza could lead to a broader regional war. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan issued a warning on Friday that "Israel's" ongoing war on Gaza and across the Palestinian territories threatens...