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Egypt's private sector attracts $6.9bln investments from 1,600 German companies: Al-Mashat
Arab Finance: Around 1,600 German companies operating in Egypt have injected a total investment worth over €6 billion into the country's private sector, mainly the energy, green transition, and industrial development sectors, Minister of Planning,...
UK joins 27 nations calling for Israel to end war in Gaza as Lammy condemns 'inhumane drip feeding' of aid
21 July 2025, 18:57 | Updated: 21 July 2025, 22:04 The Foreign Secretary and counterparts from 24 other nations including Australia, Canada and France, plus the EU commissioner for equality, urged the Israeli government to "immediately lift...

Kuwait’s Crown Prince, Egyptian minister discuss strengthening cooperation
Kuwait’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on Monday met with Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel El-Wazir, to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two...
Israel seeking to fund tour for MAGA and pro-Trump influencers: Report
The daily on Sunday reported that the planned tour will feature 16 influencers, all under the age of 30, who support US President Donald Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) and America First campaigns. The influencers each have hundreds of...

Syria accuses druze militias of blocking humanitarian aid amid ceasefire efforts in Sweida
Daijiworld Media Network - Damascus Damascus, Jul 21: Syrian authorities have accused Druze militias of obstructing vital humanitarian aid from reaching the southern province of Sweida, deepening the crisis in a region already grappling with...

One killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon's Southern town of al-Tiri
Following the martyrdom of Mohammad Fadi Shaaito in yet another Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon, the death toll from over 2,700 ceasefire violations has exposed both "Israel's" unchecked aggression and Washington's unwillingness to hold its...

‘Skeletons marching to death’: Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza
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Bedouin civilians evacuated from Syria's Sweida as US-backed truce holds
DAMASCUS: Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Monday (July 21) under a fragile truce backed by the United States, following a week of deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin...

Iran vows support for flood-hit Pakistan, discusses upcoming Presidential visit
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives and property caused by...

US charities fund lone soldiers committing genocide in Gaza
American nonprofits are funding lone soldiers in "Israel's" military, supporting combat in Gaza amid growing scrutiny over recruitment and legality. American nonprofits are investing millions to support American citizens who serve as lone soldiers...

Syrian fighters depart Sweida
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. MAZRAA, Syria -- Syria's armed Bedouin clans announced Sunday they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following weeklong clashes and a...

Bosnia and Syria: When minorities resist Islamist centralization
Across the globe, clashes rooted in ethnic, cultural and ideological divides – intensified by aggressive centralization and the rise of radical Islamism – threaten the stability of multiethnic societies. From Southeast Europe to the Levant, two...

Will Europe follow the US, or carve out a Syria policy of its own?
MARSEILLE — In the weeks after the Assad regime fell last December, Europe moved fast. The first western diplomat to visit Damascus, on December 16, was the European Union’s (EU) Syria envoy. The next day, a French diplomatic mission arrived in...

Did Netanyahu's Bombing of Syria Cross a Trump Red Line?
Nobody has been a better friend to Bibi Netanyahu than Donald Trump. So, if Axios's reporting that the Trump administration, and perhaps Donald Trump himself, are angry at the Israeli Prime Minister and describe him as a "madman," it's really bad...

The Media Line: Israel Delivers Medical Aid to As-Suwayda in Show of Support for Druze Community
Israel Delivers Medical Aid to As-Suwayda in Show of Support for Druze Community By The Media Line Staff Israel delivered emergency medical supplies to the Syrian city of As-Suwayda on Sunday, following a week of intense sectarian violence that...

David Lammy joins foreign ministers condemning Israel for depriving Gazans 'of human dignity'
21 July 2025, 18:17 | Updated: 21 July 2025, 18:19 UK Foreign Secretary Holds Weimar+ Group Talks On Ukraine And European Security. Picture: Getty David Lammy has joined other foreign ministers in condemning the Israeli government for depriving...

Israeli-Canadian Soldiers Fear Arrest in Canada for War Crimes in Gaza
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Israeli soldiers holding Canadian citizenship are now afraid to travel to Canada, fearing potential arrest over alleged involvement in war crimes committed during Israel’s war on Gaza. According to an article...

Can Trump maintain fragile peace in Iran?
So much for peacemaking. While you’re at it, kiss diplomacy goodbye. “The Art of the Deal” was a fabrication. There was no deal with Russia in Ukraine. There was no deal in Israel with Gaza. And it remains to be seen whether there’s a deal with...

US envoy pans Israel’s Syria intervention, doubles down on support for Damascus
A US envoy criticized Israel’s recent military intervention in Syria on behalf of the local Druze community amid deadly sectarian violence, saying Monday that it was poorly timed and complicated efforts to stabilize the region. Tom Barrack, who is...

U.S. Advises Its Citizens in Syria to Depart to Jordan
The U.S. Embassy in Syria has advised American citizens to depart to Jordan if they are able to do so. In a warning posted on the U.S. State Department website , the embassy stated that as of July 20, 2025, humanitarian corridors have been opened...