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Iran - Q&A - Extract from the press briefing (July 7, 2025)
France Diplomacy
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July 7, 2025
Q: How have Iranian authorities responded to the disappearance of Lennart Monterlos, who has been missing in Iran since mid-June? A: We are in contact with the Iranian authorities on the subject of our citizen’s disappearance. His disappearance is...
Donald Trump news: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominates US President for Nobel Peace Prize
The West Australian
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July 8, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented US President Donald Trump with a letter nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize during a dinner at the White House for his role in ending the 12-day war with Iran. Mr Netanyahu travelled to...
Israel, Hamas Discuss Truce as Trump Eyes Broader Middle East Deal
Media Line
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July 6, 2025
Ceasefire talks in Qatar unfold alongside US efforts to link a deal in Gaza to broader regional normalization Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel on Sunday en route to the US, where he will meet with President Donald Trump on...
BRICS summit overshadowed by Middle East tensions, condemns tariffs
United News of Bangladesh
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The BRICS group of developing nations on Sunday condemned rising global tariffs and military attacks on Iran but stopped short of naming US President Donald Trump or directly criticizing member states like Russia. The group’s joint declaration...
Travellers going to Mediterranean hotspot warned of summer wildfires
Bristol Post
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July 7, 2025
Travellers going to a popular holiday destination in the Mediterranean have been warned they could risk encountering wildfires throughout the summer. The Foreign Office's travel advice for Turkey has warned that wildfires are a frequently...
Iranian president says Israel tried to assassinate him
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him by bombarding an area in which he was holding a meeting. “They did try,...
Quiet week at Idaho gas pumps, despite July 4th travel boom
East Idaho News
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July 8, 2025
The following is a news release from AAA Idaho. BOISE – Idaho drivers were pleasantly surprised when they stopped to fill up over the holiday weekend. Gas prices held steady despite a record 72.2 million 4th of July travelers. According to AAA,...
HEADLINES 7/7: Middle East ceasefire to Deputy Swanger home
Knox TN Today - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
HEADLINES from around the world, nation, state and area. Readers should engage critically with the headlines by querying the search engine of choice (ex: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo) to discover the truth behind the headlines, seeking reliable...
Mili Gears Up For Amazon Prime Day With Exclusive Deals On The Mitag Duo & Litag Duo For Travel Gadgets
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) MiLi Gears Up for Amazon Prime Day with Exclusive Deals on the MiTag Duo & LiTag Duo for Travel Gadgets Up To 30% Off Fast Prime shipping now available to customers in the USA, Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain,...
Arizona students evacuated from Israel during Birthright trip recount brush with war
Daily Independent - Arizona
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By Johnny Fogel | Cronkite News PHOENIX — At sunrise, sirens blared. Students jolted awake, barefoot and disoriented, racing down stairwells into bomb shelters. Some still wore pajamas. Their long-awaited heritage trip to Israel had become a crash...
Turkey: 32 go on trial over ski resort fire which killed 78
The New Arab
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July 7, 2025
The ski resort disaster claimed the lives of 78 people, with entire families wiped out [Getty/file photo] Thirty-two people went on trial in Turkey on Monday over a fire at a luxury ski resort hotel in January that killed 78 people, including 36...
Israel launches airstrikes at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Houthis fire 2 missiles back in response
Fortune
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Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after an attack Sunday targeting a Liberian-flagged...
Egypt rolls out broader personal accident insurance policy for citizens abroad
Zawya
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Arab Finance: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, in cooperation with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), has developed a more comprehensive personal accident insurance policy for Egyptians abroad and their families, according...
Türkiye, Iraq step up talks on PKK disarmament plan
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Türkiye's intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın is set to travel to Baghdad on July 8 for high-level meetings as Türkiye awaits steps toward the disarmament of PKK amid a peace initiative. Kalın’s visit comes amid increasing momentum in the...
“Madame De” to Begin Exporting Frozen Baked Goods to Israel
Business Media Gerogia
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July 7, 2025
Georgian bread and pastry brand “Madame De” is set to begin exporting its frozen products to Israel this month. The company, operated by MBC Georgia, sees this as a major step toward expanding its international presence. Company director...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party meets Erdogan to advance PKK peace process
Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Movement (DEM) party is meeting President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to discuss the ongoing peace efforts with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). This comes after the PKK decided in May to disband and end its...
‘Puzzle of gold’: Egyptian team restores Tutankhamun’s relics ahead of Grand Museum launch
Malay Mail
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July 8, 2025
CAIRO, July 8 — As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh’s golden mask in his hands. Years later, the Egyptian conservator found himself gently brushing...
Egypt’s PM, Uruguay’s president discuss Gaza, trade at BRICS summit
Daily News Egypt
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July 7, 2025
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi on Monday discussed efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and ways to boost bilateral trade during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil. Madbouly,...
Iraq ranks 3rd largest market for Amman exports in 2025
Shafaq News
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2025-07-07T12:19:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Amman Iraq was the third-largest importer of goods from Amman’s industrial sector during the first half of 2025, according to data released Monday by the Amman...
Al-Sharaa to the UAE… U.S.: Dialogue Between Syria and Israel Has Begun
Enab Baladi
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July 7, 2025
U.S. envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, said on Monday, July 7, that dialogue between Syria and Israel has begun, while Syria’s state-run news agency reported that President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in the United Arab Emirates. In a press conference...