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Massive Surge in Egypt’s LNG Imports in Q2 2025
Sada Elbalad
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July 20, 2025
Mon 21 Jul 2025 | 01:27 AM A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker arrives at a gas storage station (AFP) In a dramatic shift, Egypt's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports surged by an extraordinary 1650% in the second quarter of 2025, according to a...
Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city
Express & Star
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Syria’s armed Bedouin clans announced on Sunday that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida after week-long clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire. The clashes between militias of the Druze religious minority and the Sunni Muslim...
Turkmenistan is a participant of the regional seminar of the World Customs Organization
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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July 19, 2025
Representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan took part in a regional seminar organized by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Astana (Republic of Kazakhstan). This was reported on the website of the customs department of...
Syria president receives report into March sectarian violence
The New Arab
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July 20, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been urged to publish the full findings of the report [Getty] Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has received the final report of the National Fact Finding and Investigation Committee into the violence on the...
Homes burning after mass pillaging and 30,000 trapped in besieged city - as Syria's fragile ceasefire holds
Sky News
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July 20, 2025
The main road entering the besieged Syrian city of Sweida from the west has changed dramatically over 12 hours. A bulldozer, parked on the side of the road, has been used to create several berms to form a sand barrier around 25km (16 miles) from...
Israel to fund tour for MAGA and pro-Trump influencers: Report
Al Jazeera
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July 20, 2025
Haaretz report says Israel plans to fly 16 social media influencers who support Trump’s MAGA and America First campaigns. The Israeli foreign ministry will fund a tour of the country by right-wing social media influencers from the United States,...
Syria Bleeds: 1,000+ Dead In Sectarian Battle As Druze, Bedouins, Israel Trade Blows | Watch
The Times of India
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Syria’s southern region has witnessed brutal sectarian violence, leaving over 1,000 people dead, including Druze fighters, Bedouins, government forces, and civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported mass executions by both sides...
When Israel disrupts U.S. strategy in Syria, Trump enters the scene
Haaretz
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July 20, 2025
Another cease-fire in Syria, the third in a week, went into effect on Saturday, between the Druze and Bedouin tribes, as well as between the two and the government of President Ahmad al-Sharaa. It's possible that this time, it has a better chance...
Türkiye ‘silencing all weapons’ with terror-free initiative
Sabah
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July 20, 2025
Disarmament of the PKK terrorist group will soon have an official framework as Parliament will oversee details of the terror-free initiative launched by government ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) last year. Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş...
Israel's nightmare scenario begins in Syria
Israel Hayom
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July 19, 2025
Over the weekend, Israeli attention swung from Sweida to Gaza: from concern for the Druze and the risk of escalating entanglement in Syria, to worry over the hostages and the near-daily fighting in the Strip. Despite reports late Thursday night of...
Arabic, International media praise Qatar's success in mediating DRC-Congo River Alliance Declaration of Principles
The Peninsula
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July 20, 2025
Doha: The signing of the Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement in Qatar yesterday received Arab and international media attention. Media...
Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The largest death toll was in devastated northern Gaza, where living conditions are especially dire. At least 79 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid entering through the Zikim crossing with Israel, Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the...
Cyprus marks 51 years since Turkish invasion that led to island nation's partition
Euronews
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July 20, 2025
Cyprus marks 51 years since an invasion by Turkey in 1974, which led to the partition of the island nation that is still in place today. On the morning of 20 July, 1974, sirens sounded across the island, signalling that the invasion was underway....
Israeli military kills dozens of Palestinians waiting for aid, health officials say
NBC 4 - New York
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July 20, 2025
At least 73 people were killed while attempting to access aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the health ministry in the Palestinian territory said. The Israeli military said that soldiers had shot at a gathering of thousands of Palestinians...
Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid die in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 20, 2025
By Wafaa Shufara, Fatma Khaled, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy, The Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza saw its deadliest day yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war as at least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach...
Syria’s leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to ceasefire ending clashes with Druze
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 20, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa urged Sunni Muslim Bedouin tribes Saturday to "fully commit" to a ceasefire aimed at ending clashes with Druze-linked militias that left hundreds dead and threatened to unravel the...
Iran agrees to hold nuclear talks with Europe's big three
The National News
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Iran has agreed with Germany, France and Britain to hold talks on its nuclear programme, the country's Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. The move comes after warnings by the Europeans that failure to resume negotiations would lead to UN...
Ambassador Huckabee’s Exclusive to TML: Touts Trump’s Tactics, Calls out Israeli Ministry on Visa Obstacles for Christians: Why Do You Hurt Your Friends?
Media Line
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July 20, 2025
Ambassador Huckabee blames Hamas for the impasse in the hostage release deal, calls for an investigation in the case of the American Palestinian killed near Sinjil and praises the US-Israel partnership Sitting confidently in his comfortable office...
Huckabee visits West Bank Palestinian Christian church to denounce Israeli settler arson attack as ‘act of terror’
One America News Network
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July 20, 2025
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (C) and the Palestinian mayor of the village of Taybeh, Suleiman Khourieh (L), tour the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied...
Israel ground forces enter central Gaza for first time
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 20, 2025
Israeli troops are preparing for ground operations in central Gaza for the first time since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, raising hopes that some of the remaining 50 hostages may be located. The IDF warned in Arabic that it was operating with...