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Syria, Saudi Arabia sign 47 deals worth over $6bn
Gulf Times
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July 24, 2025
Syrian and Saudi dignitaries who took part in the investment forum Syria and Saudi Arabia Thursday signed 47 investment agreements with a total value exceeding $6bn, marking the conclusion of the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum, held under the...
‘We’re playing zone defense’: San Diego congresswoman talks four-part strategy to combat Trump policies
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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July 31, 2025
San Diegans brought questions and anxieties about the Trump administration to Rep. Sara Jacobs’ latest in-person town hall meeting Wednesday night at Madison High School. To the audience of about 200 people, the Democratic congresswoman of the...
Syrian Emergency Minister to Enab Baladi: We’re Working to Keep Civilians Away from Weapons Depots
Enab Baladi
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July 24, 2025
The Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Syria is working to keep civilians away from sites containing weapons and ammunition depots, according to Minister Raed al-Saleh in a statement to Enab Baladi following today’s explosion,...
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign 6-bln-USD investment deals
Xinhua News Agency
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DAMASCUS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Saudi Arabia signed 46 agreements and memoranda of understanding worth 6 billion U.S. dollars here on Thursday during a high-level investment forum, according to Syria's state-run SANA news agency. The forum...
Syria adopts Saudi investment protection agreement to attract investors
Saudi Gazette
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July 24, 2025
Saudi Gazette report DAMASCUS — Syria has formally adopted a Saudi-developed agreement for the protection of foreign investors, laying the foundation for future investments flowing into the country. The move marks a key milestone in Syria’s...
Syria and Saudi Arabia ink 47 agreements valued at over $6bn
News.Az
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Saudi Arabian and Syrian flags MicroStockHub/iStockphoto/Getty Images/FILE On Thursday, Syria and Saudi Arabia signed 47 investment agreements worth over $6 billion, marking the conclusion of the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum, which was held under...
Syria's Long Road to Recovery
In These Times - Illinois
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Aleppo, Syria — Mohamed Zair sat in a neon-lit recovery ward, a thick bandage wrapped around his abdomen and a cast on his leg. A week earlier, in late January, he and a friend were severely wounded in a car crash. His friend, still unconscious,...
Terror groups ‘may exploit’ tensions in South Asia, UN report warns
Dawn
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August 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD: In the aftermath of the April 22 attack in occupied Kashmir, regional relations “remain fragile” and there is a risk that terrorist groups “may exploit these”, a UN monitoring report has warned. The assessment came in the thirty-sixth...
Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum Begins in Damascus
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 24, 2025
Under the patronage of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum kicked off on Thursday in Damascus, attended by various ministers and officials from both countries. Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih delivered...
Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum kicks off at People’s Palace in Damascus
SANA
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July 24, 2025
Damascus, SANA- In the presence of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum kicks off at People’s Palace in Damascus. Minister of Economy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar, in a speech at Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum said:...
Syria faces collapse of traditional agriculture as drought rages
The New Arab
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July 24, 2025
This year, Syria is experiencing one of the worst environmental and climatic disasters in its modern history. Climate change, chronic environmental degradation, and the long-term effects of prolonged war have combined to push the country into an...
Serious Crime Hits 15-Year High in Russia After Return of Ex-Convicts From Ukraine
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Returning veterans of the war against Ukraine pose an increasingly sinister threat to Russian society as violent crime in the country has skyrocketed, reaching a 15-year high. A return of “Afghan syndrome” and the inability to...
Key things to know about how Elon Musk has boosted hard-right figures in Europe
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 1, 2025
ROME (AP) — Elon Musk may have tumbled from political grace in Washington, D.C., but as he seeks to build… ROME (AP) — Elon Musk may have tumbled from political grace in Washington, D.C., but as he seeks to build a new political party, his power...
Sweida peace follows huge Israeli airstrikes on Damascus
OpEdNews
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July 26, 2025
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel attacked the defense ministry building twice, and near the presidential palace in Damascus on July 16. As the afternoon traffic drove by in the heart of the city, huge plumes of smoke...
Saudi Investment Delegation Concludes Visit to Syria with Deals Worth Nearly $6.4 Billion
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 24, 2025
Saudi Arabia announced $6.4 billion of investments in Syria on Thursday, reflecting the Kingdom's deepening ties with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government as it seeks to rebuild Syria after a 14-year civil war. The deals were unveiled by...
Musk, a social media powerhouse, boosts fortunes of hard-right figures in Europe
Associated Press
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August 1, 2025
ROME (AP) — Hard-right commentators, politicians and activists in Europe have uncovered a secret to expanding their influence: engaging with Elon Musk. Take the German politician from a party whose own domestic intelligence agency has designated...
UNSC report affirms BLA-TTP nexus
The Express Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Listen to article UNITED NATIONS: Outlawed terrorist groups — Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), including its Majeed Brigade, and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — have "close coordination", according to the annual report of the UN's 1988 Taliban...
Syria: UN Experts Alarmed By Targeted Abductions And Disappearances Of Alawite Women And Girls
Scoop
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GENEVA (23 July 2025) – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over alarming reports of targeted abductions, disappearances, and gender-based violence against women and girls, particularly from the Alawite community in the different regions of...
The War of Empires: A Review of Paul Chamberlin’s Scorched Earth
Antiwar
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August 1, 2025
Paul Chamberlin’s masterful new book, Scorched Earth: A Global History of World War II, is a vitally important work that fundamentally reframes our understanding of the twentieth century’s most devastating conflict. It meticulously dismantles the...
Why Alaa Abdel Fatah's Terror Revocation Means Little Amid Egypt's Brutal Repression
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)
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July 31, 2025
On the contrary, evidence suggests that the regime arrested more people than it released. Between April 2021 and 2022, when the pardon committee responsible for early releases resumed its activities, the government released 1,000 political...