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Economic cost of killing sucks Nigeria’s GDP
The Cable
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June 24, 2025
BY ADEDOKUN SEYI Violence in Nigeria exerts a toll far beyond the immediate human tragedy; the macabre arithmetic of lives lost and livelihoods shattered systematically erodes economic output. In June 2025 alone, the murder of over 200 individuals...
On inheritances and contradictions: Agrarian questions in post-Al-Asad Syria and Lebanon
Allegra Lab
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June 24, 2025
On December 8, 2024, I received a flurry of WhatsApp messages from my friend Rawia. At the time, she was visiting her relatives in the countryside of Raqqa. Two months earlier, Rawia had asked me to send her money to flee the terrifying Israeli...
Beyond Preaching Unity and Inclusion: Observations from Syria’s Media and Online Spaces
Allegra Lab
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June 24, 2025
The collapse of Bashar Al-Asad’s authoritarian regime (2000-2024) and the less-violent-than-expected capture of Damascus by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) brought joy to many Syrians. More importantly, it revived hope that this critical juncture in...
Fear and anger for Syria's Christians after church bombing
The National News
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At the wrecked Mar Elias Church in Dweila, still reeling from the terrorist attack attributed to ISIS that killed 25 people during a Sunday Mass, mourners gathered to pay tribute to the victims. They came from all around Damascus, from all ages...
In charts: Why West Asia is important for India beyond trade
Mint
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June 24, 2025
Tensions in West Asia remain high following the Israel-Iran conflict, putting India’s interests in the region at risk. The crisis threatens India's oil imports and overall trade, but its implications go beyond economics. Stability in West Asia...
Syria’s Economy Minister Urges Private Sector to Raise Wages Following Public Sector Pay Hike
The Syrian Observer
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June 23, 2025
Syria’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Mohamed Nidal al-Shaar, has called on the private sector to raise employee wages in response to a presidential decree that significantly increased salaries for state employees. Speaking to SANA news...
World | Jun 24, 2025 | 12 min read Israel-Iran trade attacks, Trump eyes regime change
Ahmedabad Mirror
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News World #Dubai: Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran on Monday in a series of strikes that followed a salvo of missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel in the wake of the Trump administration’s massive strikes on Iranian nuclear...
US bishop urges ‘ardent prayer,’ end to sectarian violence in Syria after church bombing
OSV News
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June 23, 2025
(OSV News) — A U.S. bishop is calling for “ardent prayer” and an end to sectarian violence in Syria, following a suicide bombing at a Damascus church June 22 that killed at least 25. “Sectarian violence, of whatever religious or ideological type,...
Pakistan condemns Syria Church attack
Business Recorder
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June 24, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemns the heinous suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, on 22 June 2025, which resulted in the loss of precious lives and left many injured. “We express our...
Finance Minister: salary increase to be applied as of next July
SANA
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June 23, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Syrian Finance Minister, Mohammad Yasser Barnieh, said that the salary increase issued on Sunday by a decree from President Ahmad al-Sharaa will be applied as of next July. “The step is not a separate one, but rather it is part of...
South Korea Prepares ‘Swift Measures’ to Deal with Economic Fallout from Iran Conflict
Breitbart
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June 23, 2025
South Korean Acting Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il said on Sunday that his government will “swiftly take any necessary measures” to cope with economic fallout from the conflict with Iran. “Each institution needs to closely coordinate with extreme...
Syria rejoins global financial system with first SWIFT transaction
North Press Agency
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June 23, 2025
By Norman al-Abbas DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – In a move signaling a potential turning point for Syria’s war-torn economy, the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, Abdul Qader Hasriya, announced that the country has completed its first...
Photos: A Road Trip Through Syria After the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
The New York Times
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June 23, 2025
By Ben Hubbard Visuals by David Guttenfelder The team reported for more than a month from a dozen cities, towns and villages across Syria. June 23, 2025 The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, which ended 13 years of civil war, ushered in...
Deadly terror attack on Syrian church leads to arrests as officials vow justice
Fox News
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'The Big Weekend Show' discusses an ISIS suicide bomber reportedly killing churchgoers in Damascus, Syria. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Syrian authorities announced arrests have been made in connection to a deadly suicide bombing...
Syria church bombing threatens political gains of Christians and Syrian state
The National News
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Until a suicide bombing killed 20 people at a church in a low-income area of Damascus on Sunday, Christians had been spared the mass violence that has afflicted other minorities under the new Syrian state that replaced the Assad regime last year....
Multi-Million Dollar Food Company Set To Berth In Ogun
Daily Independent
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June 23, 2025
1 A Qatari-based dairy industry, Baladna, is set to establish a multi-million dollar food factory in Ogun State. Baladna is an agricultural company that raises livestock and produces dairy products. It is Qatar’s largest locally-owned food and...
EU to provide financial support to Unrwa, PA
Middle East Eye
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June 23, 2025
The European Commission will allocate $233m to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) and the Palestinian Authority to support Palestinians, the Palestinian news agency Wafa said. The funds come as part of a three-year package worth...
Syrian govt slams Kurdish move to reopen Qamishli Airport
The New Arab
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A Syrian Kurdish fighter stands guard on the road leading to Qamishli's airport in northeastern Syria on 8 December 2024. [Getty] The future of Qamishli Airport has emerged as a new flashpoint in tensions between Syria's interim government and...
Election of Syrian People’s Assembly faces challenge of competence and representation demands
Enab Baladi
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June 23, 2025
Enab Baladi – Omar Alaa Eldin Syrians continue to follow the details and aspects related to the Supreme Committee for People’s Assembly Elections, headed by Muhammad Taha al-Ahmad, regarding the process of electing members. This assembly holds...
Syria approves 200% pay and pension hike for public sector workers
ETHRWorld EMEA
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June 23, 2025
In a significant move to stabilise its struggling workforce, Syria has announced a 200% hike in salaries and pensions for public sector workers, following the recent easing of Western sanctions. The increase, announced via presidential decree by...