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Faith and finances: Religious tourism fuels Iraq’s economy
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News In a country still recovering from decades of war, religious tourism has quietly grown into one of Iraq’s most consistent and resilient economic sectors. Each year, millions of pilgrims travel across borders and provinces to visit...
Bulletin: Israel Demolishes Palestinian School under Construction; Egypt Launches Bachelor’s Programme in Banking Sciences
Al-Fanar Media
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August 7, 2025
More Dangerous than Bullets and Missiles Once, our greatest fears centred on nuclear threats, on the possibility of targeting nuclear facilities or the outbreak of war between two nuclear-armed neighbours. We imagined the moment someone might...
Ferocity of recent killings in Syria reveals country’s fragility
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Bedouin residents of Sweida join an evacuation convoy organized by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, while Druze militants secure the area. (Lorenzo Tugnoli/The Washington Post) SWEIDA, Syria - Charred bodies sat in an awful heap on a city sidewalk....
Turkey’s big energy gamble in post-Assad Syria
Middle East Monitor
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August 8, 2025
Turkey has aspired to become regional energy hub and corridor for last two decades. The recent political upheaval that witnessed the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s government from the country has opened the door for Turkey to realise its old...
China blocks US move to legitimize Syria’s Al-Sharaa — What’s Next?
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA - Western diplomatic sources say that China is strongly against the US's efforts to get the UN Security Council to pass a resolution lifting sanctions against Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. China's possible veto could stop the plan in...
Syria, Turkey sign protocol establishing the Syrian-Turkish Business Council
SANA
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August 6, 2025
Ankara, SANA- Syria and Turkey signed Wednesday a protocol establishing the Syrian-Turkish Business Council, which will contribute to opening new prospects for bilateral cooperation in various economic fields.. The protocol was signed at the end...
Whitefish Theatre Company Announces Upcoming Season, Including Spring Production of “Little Shop of Horrors”
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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August 8, 2025
Earlier this month the Whitefish Theatre Company announced the lineup for its 2025 through 2026 season, which kicks off in late September. The community theatre group plans on featuring a blend of mainstage productions, live music, and black...
Spend, kill, earn: Senator Graham’s business
Strategic Culture
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August 8, 2025
Graham’s story is one of systematic and legalized corruption: a man who has turned his Senate seat into a conduit for his own personal gain. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su For a fistful of dollars...
Syrian Justice Ministry Refers Suweida’s “Supreme Legal Committee” Judges for Investigation
The Syrian Observer
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August 7, 2025
The Syrian Ministry of Justice has referred six judges from Suweida, associated with the so-called “Supreme Legal Committee,” to the Inspection Department for investigation, citing violations of judicial duties under the Judicial Authority Law....
4,000 Syrian refugees return from Germany since fall of Assad
The New Arab
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August 8, 2025
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in early January, around 4,000 Syrian refugees have returned from Germany [Getty] Around 4,000 Syrian refugees have returned from Germany to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime in January, according...
IDF says strike on Lebanon-Syria border killed senior commander in PFLP terror group
The Times of Israel
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August 8, 2025
A senior commander in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group was killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike at a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, the IDF and Shin Bet announced on Friday afternoon. The...
Qatar backs $14B plan to remake Damascus
Ynet
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August 8, 2025
Syria signed investment agreements worth a reported $14 billion on Wednesday with a range of international companies, in a ceremony attended by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. Officials said the 12 new projects, spread across several provinces,...
Trump’s Tariff Strategy Aims for Trillion-Dollar Revenue Amid Global Trade Shakeup
The MDS
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August 8, 2025
The United States is fattening its till with tariffs. Following the announcement of the new 10% minimum levies that went into effect on August 7th on global imports, the country expects to collect $50 billion a month, according to U.S. Commerce...
Scope for trade between Turkey and Syria as business council is revived
The National News
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Syrian and Turkish business leaders should put aside fears about increasing economic ties, the head of the newly re-established Syria-Turkey Business Council has said. Turkish companies, while looking at huge opportunities in Syria’s...
US futures edge higher; corporate earnings in focus
Azzet
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August 7, 2025
United States stock futures rose on Thursday night after a mixed session for major benchmark averages, as investors digested another wave of corporate earnings reports. By 9 am AEST (11 pm GMT), futures tied to the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 each...
Funding for Syrian Arab A320 fleet features in Qatari-led Damascus airport investment
FlightGlobal
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Syrian Arab Airlines is in line to receive $250 million in financing in order to acquire Airbus A320s, as part of a Qatari-backed project which includes redevelopment of Damascus airport. Qatari construction specialist UCC Holding – part of the...
Syria Signs $14 Billion in Investment Deals Across Key Sectors
Enab Baladi
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August 7, 2025
The Syrian government signed 12 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for projects valued at 14 billion USD with several international companies in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, August 6. The agreements covered various service sectors....
Syria secures funds for Airbus jets amid Damascus airport expansion plans
The National News
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Syria secured financing to modernise the fleet of national carrier Syrian Airlines with Airbus planes as it redevelops Damascus International Airport, as interest from foreign investors in its post-war economy increases. The Syrian government...
Syria Signs $14 Billion Contracts to Rebuild Damascus Airport and Launch Metro Project
Khaama Press
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August 7, 2025
Syria has signed $14 billion investment deals with foreign companies to modernize Damascus International Airport and construct a new metro system in the capital, boosting reconstruction efforts. In a landmark step toward rebuilding the war-torn...
FM Fidan reaffirms support for Syrian people’s will
Hurriyet Daily News
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DAMASCUS Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday that Ankara will continue to stand by the Syrian people and support their legitimate aspirations and will. “During each of my visits, I personally observe the progress Syria has made in many...