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Iran Update, October 2, 2025
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Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Owner: American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research
Israel raids Global Sumud Flotilla; detains crew members
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Samaa
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Israeli forces have raided the Global Resistance Flotilla, an international aid convoy headed towards Gaza, and detained several crew members. The flotilla, which aimed to deliver aid to Gaza under Israeli blockade, has lost contact with a number...
Owner: Aleem Khan
Egypt rounds up teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown on social media
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Samaa
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Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have announced dozens of arrests and...
Owner: Aleem Khan
Turkey slams Israel for Gaza flotilla arrests and opens probe
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Israel of “brutality” in boarding an aid flotilla that said it was sailing to help Palestinians suffering under the offensive in Gaza. “This attack by the Israeli government against...
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Türkiye is closely monitoring situation of its citizens aboard Global Sumud Flotilla - MFA
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APA
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Türkiye is closely monitoring the situation of its citizens aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was attacked by Israel, and is taking all necessary steps, said the diplomatic sources on Thursday, APA reports. While religious holidays in Israel...
Owner: Azerbaijani Government
Israel’s attack on Qatar is the definition of state terrorism
Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad leading a debate at a UN Security Council session following Israel’s attack on Qatar last month. For over seven decades, Pakistan has stood firmly for the rights of oppressed peoples, from...
Owner: Qatari Government
Israelis flood the streets on bikes, taking advantage of Yom Kippur’s car-free roads
Israelis flooded the streets on Thursday as the country shut down for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. As sundown approached on Wednesday evening, all local radio and television broadcasts...
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Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Armenia as relations improve
Published on 02/10/2025 - 12:36 GMT+2 •Updated 13:03 Turkish Airlines is planning to start flights to the Armenian capital Yerevan amid a thaw in relations between the neighbours after decades of tension. In a filing on Tuesday, the airline...
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Türkiye hosts German delegation to showcase geothermal expertise, technology, and development
A delegation from Germany visited Türkiye's first privately owned geothermal power plant, operating in Aydin under the auspices of Menderes Geothermal Electricity Generation Inc. (source: JED) JED hosted a German delegation in Aydin, Türkiye,...
Owner: Alexander Richter
Tourism chief urges mindset modification
Focus shifts to high-growth markets PUBLISHED : 3 Oct 2025 at 01:01 The tourism and sports minister has acknowledged Thailand is no longer a "tourism giant", but he plans to attract 2-3 million more Chinese tourists during his four-month term....
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Israel Raids Global Sumud Flotilla, Abducts Over 400 Volunteers, Group Says
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Overnight on Wednesday, Israeli soldiers raided more than a dozen boats carrying humanitarian aid...
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Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 53 in enclave
Agencies At least 53 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across Gaza as Israel threatened tens of thousands remaining in Gaza City with a forced order to leave, saying it was their “last opportunity” to flee or face the...
Owner: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Türkiye expects citizens detained by Israel to be released in coming days
Türkiye is closely following the situation of its citizens unlawfully detained on vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla that were seized by Israeli forces and is pursuing all necessary initiatives for their release, diplomatic sources said...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
Shops, restaurants vandalized in many cities to protest Israel’s flotilla interception
A series of countries criticized Israel for its interception of an activist flotilla aiming to break the navy’s blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, as Israeli forces detained more than 400 activists sailing on 41 boats. The...
Owner: David Horovitz & Seth Klarman
Israeli citizen imprisoned in Jordan freed, returns home after three months
An Israeli citizen who was imprisoned in Jordan for three months has returned home after being released, announced the Prime Minister’s Office Wednesday. Mahmoud Salameh met with government hostage pointman Gal Hirsch upon his release, which was...
Owner: David Horovitz & Seth Klarman
Manchester synagogue attacker named as British citizen of Syrian descent
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Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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The Manchester synagogue terror attacker has been named as Jihad Al-Shamie. The 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent was shot dead by police moments after he targeted worshippers at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester...
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A decade after the refugee crisis that shook Europe, a Syrian family becomes German
BERLIN (AP) — Nearly a decade after fleeing Syria’s civil war, Rahaf Alshaar sat on her couch in a leafy suburb of Berlin sipping Arabic coffee spiced with cardamom. When she, her husband and their three daughters arrived in Germany as refugees,...
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FIFA’s Infantino calls for peace, avoids action on Israel
FIFA’s Gianni Infantino says football cannot solve geopolitical issues, urging peace and unity as calls grow to suspend Israel over Gaza intensify. [Getty] Facing growing global calls to suspend Israeli teams from soccer, FIFA president Gianni...
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Greta Thunberg posts selfie video claiming she has been ABDUCTED by Israel after latest Gaza protest
Greta Thunberg claims she has been abducted by Israeli naval forces after being hauled off her 'Freedom Flotilla' as it neared the besieged Gaza Strip. In a video shared to X on Thursday, Thunberg said: 'My name is Greta Thunberg. I'm a citizen of...
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