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Off to Africa, outgoing climate change envoy aims to spread gospel of Israel’s green tech
The Times of Israel
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August 18, 2025
Few figures in Israel’s environment and climate scene are as energetic, ubiquitous, diplomatic and positive as Gideon Behar, who is wrapping up more than five years as the country’s special envoy for climate change and sustainability under the...
Saudi Arabia to Host Syrian Investment Delegation on Monday
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 18, 2025
A Syrian delegation led by Minister of Economy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar, accompanied by representatives from the private sector, will visit Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. The visit comes in line with...
From India to Beirut: How Maher al-Assad’s Fourth Division Turned Syria into a Captagon Factory
The Syrian Observer
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August 18, 2025
A new cross-border investigation has uncovered how Syria’s notorious Fourth Division, commanded by Maher al-Assad, built one of the world’s most lucrative drug empires by exploiting pharmaceutical supply chains and regional trade routes. The...
Google Lifts Advertising Ban on Syria for the First Time Since 2004
SANA
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August 17, 2025
Washington, SANA-Google announced on Sunday the removal of Syria from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list, allowing the resumption of advertising services in the country for the first time since the restrictions began...
For the First Time Since 2004: Google Removes Syria from Sanctions List and Resumes Advertising Services
Jordan News
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August 17, 2025
Google has announced the removal of Syria from the sanctions list imposed by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), effective August 13, allowing the resumption of the company’s advertising services in the country for the first time...
Communications Minister: Efforts Underway to Remove Syria from List of Restricted Countries
SANA
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August 17, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdul Salam Haykal, announced that the ministry is working closely with U.S. government representatives and American technology companies to secure the removal of Syria from...
Saudi steps to engage in the Syrian cement sector
Enab Baladi
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August 17, 2025
The General Organization for Cement and Building Materials Marketing (Omran) at the Adra Cement Plant (near Damascus) received a technical delegation from Saudi Arabia’s Northern Cement Group on Thursday, August 15, as part of the memorandum of...
Syria–Turkey Military Agreement… A New Approach Constrained by Limits
Enab Baladi
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August 15, 2025
Enab Baladi – Omar Alaa Eldin Damascus and Ankara signed a military training and consultancy agreement between the Syrian and Turkish Ministries of Defense at a time when both sides hinted at escalation on the “SDF file” in northeastern Syria...
THIS multirole fighter jet has wreaked havoc from Iraq, Syria to Libya, is giving tough competition to Rafale, it is developed by..., its name is...
DNA India
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This multirole jet is equipped with a 27mm Mauser BK-27 cannon, which is ideal for close-range combat. Check here to know more about this jet. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a fourth-generation multirole fighter jet developed jointly by four European...
Syrian Forgers On The Run — Kuwaiti Citizenship Scam Cracks Open
Arab Times
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August 14, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 14: No matter how far they run, forgers cannot escape the long arm of justice. One such case has sent shockwaves through Kuwait’s nationality investigations: a man, falsely claiming Kuwaiti citizenship but Syrian, fled the country...
Sunni Arab tribes mobilize against the Syrian Democratic Forces
Long War Journal
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August 15, 2025
Members of the Naim tribe announce a general mobilization against the Syrian Democratic Forces. (@Saad_Alsabr on X) Several Sunni Arab tribes in northeastern Syria, an area that encompasses 30 percent of Syrian territory and is currently under the...
Deputy Minister of Energy discusses in Adana the supply of advanced pipes to boot water networks in Syria
SANA
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August 15, 2025
Damascus, SANA-Deputy Minister of Energy for Water Resources Affairs, Engineer Osama Abu Zaid, visited the factory of “Samson Makina” in the Turkish city of Adana, which specializes in the production of ductile iron pipes. The visit comes within...
Syria and Turkey Sign Military Training and Advisory Agreement
Enab Baladi
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August 13, 2025
The Syrian and Turkish defense ministries have signed an agreement on military cooperation, including training courses, programs, and technical assistance aimed at strengthening and developing the capabilities of the Syrian army. The agreement was...
Syria and Turkey sign military training, advisory cooperation pact
North Press Agency
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August 13, 2025
By Saad al-Yaziji DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian and Turkish defense ministries on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Ankara to enhance cooperation in military training and advisory fields, according to official...
Syria and Turkey strike new military deal
The National News
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Syria and Turkey have struck a deal on military training and consultancy during a high-level Syrian delegation’s visit to Ankara on Wednesday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry announced. The agreement was signed for the regular exchange of personnel to...
UN’s opaque spending on Syrian refugee camp: did aid donors get value for money?
International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED)
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Researchers found it was impossible, using publicly available information, to determine precisely how – or how much – WASH funding was spent in Zaatari camp or to conduct a detailed cost effectiveness analysis. This means lessons for refugee...
Syria and Turkey sign Military Cooperation Agreement
SANA
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August 13, 2025
Ankara, SANA – Syrian and Turkish Defense Ministries signed Wednesday an agreement of joint military cooperation to enhance the “capabilities of the Syrian Arab Army, develop its institutions and structure, and support the comprehensive security...
The Quiet Social Engineering of Morocco's Indigenous Identity
Atalayar
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August 15, 2025
The Imperial Origins of Arab Nationalism The Machinery of Transformation Educational Revolution Media Transformation Administrative Arabisation The Tifinagh Snare La trampa de la utilización de la ortografía The Demographic Transformation The...
OPINION – Wake Up, Tehran: Israel’s Water Tech, Not Nukes, Is Bridge to Peace
Media Line
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August 15, 2025
Few things in life are as essential as water. Tehran, the capital of Iran, now faces a crisis greater than the US and Israeli missiles that destroyed key nuclear facilities earlier this summer. During a blistering heat wave, with record-high...
Jordan: Major decrease in cross-border smuggling with Syria
Shafaq News
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2025-08-15T10:47:22+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Amman Smuggling operations through official border crossings with Syria have significantly decreased in recent weeks, Jordan’s Minister of Government Communication, Mohammad...