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Terrorism Financing: EU Parliament Confirms Algeria’s Inclusion on List of High-Risk Countries
Morocco World News
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July 10, 2025
Rabat – The European Parliament validated Algeria’s inclusion on the list of high-risk countries regarding terrorism financing and money laundering. A statement from the European Commission announced today that it has updated its list of high-risk...
Argentina, Haiti, Lebanon, 11 others send new envoys to Washington
The Washington Diplomat
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July 10, 2025
The latest crop of 14 new ambassadors in Washington includes diplomats from two former Soviet republics, two Caribbean nations, three African countries and three Arab ones. The biggest of these 14 countries by size is Argentina, the world’s...
Fire company says suspects stole more than $50K worth of rescue tools
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
Lancaster County fire company says suspects stole more than $50K worth of rescue tools IT IS 656. TIME FOR WGAL NEWS EIGHT TO GO. THE NEWS EIGHT TODAY TEAM IS HERE TO HELP YOU START YOUR DAY. AND WE BEGIN WITH GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING. I’M...
U.S. Special Envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, Welcomes Lebanon’s Response to Washington’s Proposal to Disarm Hezbollah.
The Gateway Pundit
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July 9, 2025
The U.S. Special Envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, expressed his satisfaction with the Lebanese government’s response to Washington’s proposal to disarm Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shiite militia. “I am incredibly pleased with the response. What the...
Pakistan Launches 10-Year Plan To Build a Blue Economy
Media Line
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July 10, 2025
Pakistan’s federal government unveiled a sweeping 10-year plan on Wednesday aimed at reviving its neglected fisheries and aquaculture sectors, betting big on a “blue economy” to boost national growth. The new National Fisheries and Aquaculture...
Business ExtraWhat does Oman's new income tax mean for the Gulf?
The National News
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The absence of income tax has helped to attract people from around the world to move to the Gulf. But one country is set to change direction. Oman recently announced it will be the first country in the region to introduce personal income tax....
Lebanon at a crossroads: Tom Barrack on the US paper, Hezbollah, and the future of unity — here is the full interview
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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In an exclusive and candid conversation, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack sits down with Ricardo Karam to discuss his mission in Lebanon, the weight of expectations, and the possibilities for breakthrough in a deeply divided country. Speaking from a place...
After the war: Israel’s economic future looks strong, stable – and full of potential
Ynet
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July 10, 2025
Over the past year and a half, and especially in recent weeks, headlines in Israel have focused almost exclusively on missiles, reserve duty and growing security concerns. But beneath the surface, a different process is quietly unfolding. Amid...
Can Lebanon chart path away from region conflicts after Hezbollah weakening?
Naharnet
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Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College After a 12-day war launched by Israel and joined briefly by the United States, Iran has emerged weakened and vulnerable. And that has massive implications for another country in the region: Lebanon. Hezbollah,...
Lebanon blames railroad operator for limiting options for bridge replacement
Valley News - New Hampshire
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August 7, 2025
WEST LEBANON — Citing a recent change in stance from the company that leases the train tracks below the so-called “dry bridge” in West Lebanon, the City Council and city engineer say there are just a few viable options for moving forward with the...
Daily Briefing July 10: Day 643 – IDF executes ground ops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
The Times of Israel
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July 10, 2025
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode. To begin the...
U.S. Sanctions 22 Entities Tied to Iranian Regime’s Shadow Banking Network
Iran Focus
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July 10, 2025
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against 22 companies and entities based in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey, accusing them of helping to circumvent sanctions and finance oil sales for the benefit of the Quds Force,...
Lebanon, US discuss linking Hezbollah’s disarmament to Israeli withdrawal
Middle East Monitor
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July 8, 2025
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Monday that ideas were discussed with US envoy Tom Barrack for a synchronized process that would link Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory to the disarmament of the Hezbollah group. Speaking at...
UAE no longer on EU high-risk list: What it means for global finance and the region
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network- Dubai Dubai, Jul 10 : In a major diplomatic and economic breakthrough, the European Parliament has officially removed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from its list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorist...
The Lebanese Shi‘a Deserve a State, not a Militia
NOW Lebanon
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July 10, 2025
🔊 Listen to Post Last week marked the commemoration of Ashura, the tenth of Muharram, when Shi‘a Muslims remember the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, their third imam, who was slain at Karbala alongside his family and loyal companions. It is a...
The UAE is no longer a financial risk in Europe’s eyes, here is what that really means
The Times of India
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July 10, 2025
In July 2025, the EU Parliament delisted the UAE from its high-risk list, after FATF grey listing in 2022 and EU designation in 2023/ (Representative Image) Delisted: The EU has formally removed the UAE from its high-risk AML/CFT list after...
COUNTER-TERRORISM: Hezbollah Flees Lebanon
Strategy Page
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July 10, 2025: Three months ago Hezbollah ordered its commanders to leave Lebanon to escape capture or death by Lebanese or Israeli forces. Several hundred Hezbollah leaders headed for South American countries like Brazil, Mexico, Colombia,...
A Palestinian Christian community is the latest target of settler violence in the West Bank
America Magazine
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July 9, 2025
Continuing violence in the occupied Palestinian territories on the West Bank has arguably been obscured by the larger conflict in Gaza. But attacks by Jewish settlers have been on the rise, and an unspoken policy of impunity for settler violence,...
Lebanon's Family Karate looks back upon 40 years in business
Lebanon Daily News - Pennsylvania
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It takes time to build a community, and David Gladwell has seen what it takes to grow through 40-plus years of teaching martial arts. Since opening up Family Karate back in 1985, the Lebanon-based MMA studio has continued to focus on its initial...
Syrians to return from Lebanon to start under UN-backed plan
The New Arab
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July 10, 2025
The Lebanese government is targeting between 200,000 and 400,000 returns this year under the plan [Getty/file photo] Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, UN-backed plan providing financial...