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More nuanced assessment suggests US and Israeli strikes on Iran significantly set back the regime’s nuclear program
Washington Examiner
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July 18, 2025
B-2 TARGET: ‘BADLY DAMAGED, POTENTIALLY DESTROYED’: A new U.S. intelligence assessment is lending more support for President Donald Trump’s boasts that Operation Midnight Hammer, in which American B-2 stealth bombers delivered 12 massive...
Mudavadi says the two-state solution for resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is anchored in Kenyan law
TV47
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July 18, 2025
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has stated that Kenya’s position on the two-state solution for resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict extends beyond just a policy and is now reflected in the sessional paper passed by parliament....
World News | Catholic, Greek Orthodox Leaders Enter Gaza in Rare Solidarity Visit After Israel's Church Strike
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Jul 18 (AP) Top church leaders in Jerusalem headed into Gaza Friday in a rare solidarity visit to the territory one day after an Israeli shell slammed into its only Catholic church, killing three people. The Latin...
‘Exciting period of reform and rebuilding’: Renowned historian offers hope for higher education
The College Fix
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July 18, 2025
‘We will restore the value of liberal education if we are willing to fight for it. It’s not an easy battle, but it’s also an inspiring one once you know how very valuable our heritage is.’ Historian Barry Strauss, a 2025 Bradley Prize recipient...
Students around Detroit reflect on Lent journeys
South End - Michigan
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A student asked for their name to be omitted from the article due to safety concerns. For many Wayne State students, March and April are months of spiritual reflection and discipline. With the religious observance of Lent, Christian students...
Columbia University formally adopts controversial antisemitism definition
Higher Ed Dive
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July 18, 2025
Dive Brief: Columbia University’s Office of Institutional Equity plans to formally use a controversial definition of antisemitism when conducting its work, Acting President Claire Shipman said in a message this week. The Ivy League institution...
Turkish envoy accuses Gülen group of using schools, hospitals as cover in Nigeria
Business Hallmark
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July 16, 2025
The Turkish government has raised concerns over the activities of the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO), alleging that the group continues to operate in Nigeria under the guise of offering educational and healthcare services. Speaking in...
Detailed information on admission to universities and vocational schools in Turkmenistan
Turkmenportal
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The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan has published information on its website about the places and dates for accepting documents to higher and secondary vocational educational institutions of Turkmenistan in 2025. According to the information...
Press review: US and EU delay weapons to Ukraine as Syria fighting alarms Turkey
TASS
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July 18, 2025
MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. US weapons deliveries to Ukraine via the EU could face delays; clashes in southern Syria raise alarm in Turkey; and the West intensifies efforts to destabilize security in the Asia-Pacific region. These stories have topped...
President Ilham Aliyev addressed the participants of the joint meeting of ASOSAI and ARABOSAI -
APA
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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has addressed the participants of the Joint Meeting of ASOSAI and ARABOSAI organizations, APA reports. The address reads: "Dear participants of the Meeting, I sincerely greet all attendees of...
Turkey: Istanbul mayor Imamoglu hit with jail term
Deutsche Welle
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July 16, 2025
The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, was on Wednesday handed a prison sentence for insulting a prosecutor, according to Turkish state media. Imamoglu, the main political rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been in jail pending...
Christian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on church
Associated Press
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July 18, 2025
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Top church leaders visited Gaza on Friday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack that killed three people and wounded ten, including a priest who had developed a...
Catholic and Greek Orthodox leaders enter Gaza, express solidarity after Israeli strike on church
The Globe and Mail
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July 18, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in Jerusalem, is surrounded by Christians in the West Bank city of Bethlehem in 2018. Pizzaballa visited Gaza with Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III on...
Death toll hits 50 in 2 days as Israel pounds shelters across Gaza
Sabah
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July 18, 2025
Around 50 Palestinians were killed and scores wounded over two days as Israeli warplanes and drones pounded densely populated shelters, homes, and schools across the Gaza Strip, escalating what international bodies have called a humanitarian...
World News | Israeli Soldier Arrested for Passing Missile Footage to Iran
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 18 (ANI/TPS): An Israeli soldier was arrested for passing information to Iran, authorities said on Thursday. According to an indictment filed with the military court, the soldier gave "non-security information" to "Iranian...
Israel, Iran trade strikes amid rising tensions, hostilities
Global Times
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A ballistic missile launched from Iran hit and damaged a building in Bat Yam, Israel, on June 15, 2025. Israel and Iran continued intense bombardments on one another's territories for the third day. Photo: VCG Israel and Iran have launched fresh...
Türkiye begins restoration of Hagia Sophia’s historic domes to protect the landmark from earthquakes
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 16, 2025
Türkiye has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes. Officials say the project will include reinforcing...
Turkiye wants Nigeria to clamp down on Gülen movement activities
Premium Times
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July 16, 2025
The Turkish government says that members of a group it calls the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world. Mehmet Poroy, Turkish ambassador-designate to Nigeria, disclosed this...
Israeli man demands custody of daughters found living with Russian woman in Karnataka cave, says 'want to be father'
The Economic Times
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July 16, 2025
Days after a Russian woman and her two young daughters were discovered living in a forest cave near Gokarna, Karnataka, the story has taken a dramatic turn, one that now involves an emotional custody appeal by the children’s Israeli father, Dror...
Egypt’s PALM Secures Funding to Expand Goal-Oriented Savings Platform
Fintech News Middle East
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July 16, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox Egyptian fintech startup PALM has closed its pre-seed funding round, led by 4DX Ventures with participation from Plus VC and several international angel investors....