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Israel, Hamas set for Gaza ceasefire talks as Netanyahu due to meet Trump
The Globe and Mail
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July 7, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Smoke rises in Gaza after an explosion, on Monday. Israel’s retaliatory military campaign against Hamas has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health authorities.Amir Cohen/Reuters Israel and Hamas...
Iranian political activists: Internet filtering pure harm, security threat
Iran Front Page
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July 7, 2025
Three well-known political activists in Iran, in a joint op-ed published in the Etemad newspaper in Tehran titled "The Pure Harm of Filtering", offered a proposal to President Pezeshkian regarding internet policy. They argued that one of the main...
Israeli forces arrested “Iran-linked cell” in Syria for second time in a week
Shafaq News
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2025-07-07T08:02:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Damascus The Israeli military announced on Monday the arrest of a cell allegedly affiliated with Iran’s Quds Force during a special operation in southern Syria, marking the...
Israel’s Aggressiveness Inflamed by Its Impunity: Araqchi
Tasnim News Agency
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July 7, 2025
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi slammed the Zionist officials’ impunity and the unwavering support provided by the US and certain European governments as the root cause of the Israeli regime’s tendency to ignite and spread...
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party will meet with President Erdogan to push PKK peace process
The Gazette - Colorado
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to push a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, while Turkish media reported the PKK would start handing over weapons in...
Israel maintains its policy of nuclear ambiguity
Gulf Today
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July 7, 2025
It is ironic that two nuclear weapons powers, the US and Israel, attacked non-nuclear Iran’s research sites and put them out of action for months or years. While Donald Trump has repeatedly said Iran cannot be permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon,...
Israeli PM makes his third visit to Washington since Trump returned to office
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Following a grueling 12-day conflict with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making his third visit to Washington since Donald Trump returned to office—arguably his most important one yet. More than a ceremonial trip,...
Israeli Army: Impossible to Eliminate Hamas and Free Hostages Simultaneously
Watan
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July 7, 2025
Watan-Hebrew media reported that the Israeli army has informed the political leadership that it is impossible to eliminate Hamas and secure the release of the Israeli hostages it holds at the same time. Army Radio said Monday that “the army told...
Türkiye’s competition watchdog uses AI to track price algorithms
Sabah
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July 7, 2025
The president of Türkiye’s competition watchdog, Birol Küle, has warned that companies are increasingly using algorithms to set prices, an approach that can automatically trigger anti-competitive practices such as price fixing. “We are launching...
Türkiye among nations facing brunt of Mediterranean drought: Report
Hurriyet Daily News
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ISTANBUL Drought is exacerbating across the Mediterranean, with Türkiye, Spain and Morocco most prominently bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to a new international report. Described as a “slow-moving global catastrophe,” the 2023–2025...
Iran to offer $360m in private mining investment packages by Mar. 2026
Tehran Times
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July 7, 2025
TEHRAN — Iran will offer 30 mining investment packages worth a combined 180 trillion rials (approximately $360 million) to the private sector by the end of the current Iranian year (late March 2026), a senior official said on Monday. Mohammad...
Israel Drives 40% Rise in West Bank Settlements
News Central TV
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July 7, 2025
Under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current administration, Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank has surged dramatically, with the number of outposts rising by around 40%, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12. The...
Iran relocates enriched uranium before US attacks
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh reported that last month’s US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities failed to destroy the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, citing sources within the US government. The...
Turkey: 12 Soldiers Killed After Being Exposed To Methane Gas During Rescue Mission
Ommcom News
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July 7, 2025
Ankara: Turkey’s Ministry of Defence on Monday said that 12 soldiers of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), who were affected by methane gas during a search operation conducted to find the remains of another Turkish soldier in a cave in northern Iraq,...
Iranian media outlets widely cover ECO Week in Azerbaijan
Azertag
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July 7, 2025
Baku, July 7, AZERTAC Iran`s media outlets have extensively covered the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in Khankendi. The IRNA news agency, Mehr, ISNA, ILNA and other internet resources, as well as the "Kayhan"...
Israeli Airstrikes Leave Several Injured in Lebanon
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) At least ten individuals sustained injuries following overnight Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Sunday, according to local officials. The Ministry of Health, as referenced by an official national news agency, reported that Israeli...
Israel agrees to truce talks
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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AFP | Gaza City Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending a team to Qatar Sunday for talks on a truce and hostage release in Gaza, after Hamas said it was ready to start negotiations...
Turkish Soldiers Die by Methane Gas in Iraq
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Twelve Turkish troops lost their lives after being overcome by "methane gas" while on a search mission in northern Iraq, according to a report issued Monday by the Turkish National Defense Ministry. The incident took place on Sunday as...
Political scientist Karen Igityan prohibited from entering Armenia
Arminfo
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ArmInfo. Karen Igityan, a lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University and a political scientist, was banned from entering Armenia. Igityan himself reported this on his Facebook page. "So, friends, I was banned from entering Armenia. I was...
Israeli Air Raids on Lebanon Injure Ten Citizens Including Child
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Officials confirmed that overnight Israeli air raids in Lebanon on Sunday resulted in injuries to at least 10 individuals. According to the Health Ministry, as reported by a news agency, nine people were wounded when Israeli forces...