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Saudi Arabia's first competitive female skier on life as a trailblazer
The National News
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Saudi skier Sharifa Al Sudairi didn’t have a favourite sport as a child – she wanted to try them all. “I’ve done every sport under the sun,” she recalled. During the winter holidays, she would go skiing in the Alps with her family, which satisfied...
Middle East Debt Surges As External Influence Deepens
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The debt burden across the Middle East and North Africa has escalated markedly over the last decade, with many governments relying heavily on borrowing to sustain public spending amid economic challenges. This growing...
US moves key anti-drone tech from Ukraine to Middle East
The Week
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The US department of defence has informed Congress that it is diverting critical anti-drone technology originally earmarked for Ukraine by the Joe Biden administration to support US Air Force operations in the Middle East. At the centre of this...
Iran Orders Thousands Of Tons Of Ballistic-Missile Ingredients From China
Daily Wire
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June 6, 2025
While the Trump administration has been negotiating with Iran about eliminating its capacity to enrich uranium and thus develop nuclear weapons, Iran has ordered thousands of tons of ammonium perchlorate — a chemical compound which functions as a...
ZNPP shelling, US fuel, Iranian problem: Rosatom-IAEA talks in Kaliningrad
TASS
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June 6, 2025
MOSCOW, June 6 /TASS/. Ensuring the safety of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) amid ongoing Ukrainian shelling, the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission at the plant, and Iran’s nuclear program were the central...
University of Utah staffers speaks out after school announces partnership with Israeli university
KSL NewsRadio - Utah
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June 7, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of faculty, staff and students are petitioning against the University of Utah after the school signed a partnership with an Israeli university in the West Bank. A petition headed by Faculty for Justice in Palestine is now...
Chile Turns To Brazil, India, And Turkey To Cut Military Reliance On Israel
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Chile looks to Brazil, India, and Turkey to diversify its military purchases and reduce dependence on Israel. This change follows President Gabriel Boric's decision to reduce reliance on Israeli defense suppliers after...
Israeli army faces severe equipment fatigue, technical failures in Gaza: Report
Middle East Monitor
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June 6, 2025
The Israeli army is facing growing logistical and mechanical challenges amid the prolonged war in Gaza, with mounting technical failures affecting its tanks, armored vehicles, and weapons, according to Israeli media reports on Friday, Anadolu...
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Inspects Pilgrims’ Camps in Saudi Arabia
Sada Elbalad
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June 6, 2025
Fri 06 Jun 2025 | 03:59 PM In a proactive move to support Egyptian pilgrims, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, conducted a field visit today to the camps of Egyptian tourism pilgrims in Arafat, Saudi Arabia. The purpose of...
Obituary: Edward ‘Ted’ Horne – New Milton Neighbourcare co-founder and expert on Middle East
New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times
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June 6, 2025
A renowned New Milton personality who co-founded the town’s Neighbourcare has died at the age of 103. Born in 1921 in Eastbourne in 1938 Edward ‘Ted’ Horne enlisted in the 7th City of London Regiment Territorial Army and three years later went to...
Voices from the Arab press: Trump’s first 100 days in office
The Jerusalem Post
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June 7, 2025
Trump’s First 100 Days in Office Asharq al-Awsat, London, May 25 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org In late April and early May, I was visiting the US. It was the 100th day since Donald Trump’s inauguration as president of...
Vingroup and Gulf States Pursue Sustainability-Led Growth as Legacy Powerhouses Reinvent
The Slovenia Times
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June 6, 2025
Vietnam's Vingroup and Gulf states are both rewriting their growth playbooks through state-led sustainability drives, forging a parallel transformation from legacy empires into green innovation hubs. HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach Newswire - 6...
Personal Cloud Market 2028: Growing Trends, Future Outlook, Advance Technology, Global Size, Share And Opportunities
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Google (US), Microsoft (US), Apple (US), Dropbox (US), AWS (US), Box (US), Seagate Technology (US), Western Digital (US), Synchronoss (US), Egnyte (US), BUFFALO Technology (Japan), Funambol (US), SugarSync (US), ElephantDrive...
Israeli enemy crosses technical fence in Lebanon, builds trench, earth mounds
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 6, 2025
[Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:05:03 +0300] Beirut – Saba: An Israeli enemy army force crossed the technical fence in Wazzani area, which separates Lebanon from the occupied territories, on Friday. The Lebanese al-Mayadeen channel reported in a breaking...
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Plans to Produce 1,500 Military Aircraft by 2034
Overt Defense - Michigan
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June 6, 2025
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced plans to build approximately 1,500 military air platforms by 2034. CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu outlined this ambitious 10-year roadmap, which includes fighter jets, helicopters, and unmanned aerial...
No matter where they are, Arab academics have no safe space
University World News
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MIDDLE EAST-GLOBAL Academic freedom and knowledge production are under intense pressure in the Arab region and the diaspora due to ongoing regional conflicts, funding cuts, and pressure from Western donors and governments. What institutions can do...
Türksat to organize ‘New Age of Connectivity Forum’ in Ankara
Hurriyet Daily News
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June 6, 2025
ANKARA The most influential names in Türkiye's satellite and space industries will come together at the “New Age of Connectivity Forum” to be held by Türksat, the country's sole communications satellite operator, on June 19 in the capital Ankara....
Turkish apparel sector to gain edge with İHKİB-Bilişim Vadisi pact
Just Style
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June 6, 2025
The collaboration between İHKİB and Bilişim Vadisi will focus on the development of projects and work packages that will contribute to the Turkish apparel industry, with an emphasis on twin transformation, sustainability, circular economy, and...
Arabic word of the weekHow ‘Akhtaboot’ spread its semantic tentacles from Greece
The National News
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Seafood is popular in the UAE. Fish, shrimp, squid and more are consumed daily and cooked in a plethora of ways. One seafood delicacy that has recently become popular despite not being abundant in UAE waters is octopus. Our Arabic word of the week...
Syrian Fatwa Council prohibits revenge killings outside judicial framework
Enab Baladi
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June 6, 2025
The Syrian Higher Fatwa Council has prohibited revenge killings and retaliation outside the judicial and legal framework. This came in a statement today, Friday, June 6, in response to numerous inquiries received by the Council regarding how to...