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  • Saudi business delegation arrives in Syria; deals worth $4 billion to $6 billion seen being signed

    Saudi business delegation arrives in Syria; deals worth $4 billion to $6 billion seen being signed

    RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s investment minister led a business delegation travelling to Syria on Wednesday, where they were expected to sign deals worth $4 billion to $6 billion as part of Riyadh’s efforts to support the country’s post-war recovery.

    The Gulf kingdom has been a crucial supporter of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government, which came to power after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December and is now seeking to rebuild Syria after a 14-year civil war.

    Saudi…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,246 | Russia-Ukraine war News

    Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,246 | Russia-Ukraine war News

    Here are the key events on day 1,246 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

    Here is how things stand on Thursday, July 24:

    Fighting

    • A Russian drone strike on an energy facility in Ukraine’s northern region of Sumy caused power cuts for 220,000 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that the supply had been restored to most of those affected.
    • Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones overnight in six regions, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.

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  • Syria to sign 44 agreements worth nearly $6 billion with Saudi Arabia

    Syria to sign 44 agreements worth nearly $6 billion with Saudi Arabia

    (Reuters) -Syria will sign 44 agreements with Saudi Arabia estimated to be worth at nearly $6 billion, Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Moustafa said on Wednesday.

    He spoke at a press conference as Damascus hosts a Saudi-Syrian investment conference attended by a top Saudi business delegation.

    (Reporting by Yomna Ehab; Writing by Menna Alaa El-Din, Editing by William Maclean)


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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • US court decisions allow for Abrego Garcia’s release, bar his deportation | Donald Trump News

    US court decisions allow for Abrego Garcia’s release, bar his deportation | Donald Trump News

    A United States judge has blocked immigration authorities from immediately detaining and deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his release from jail.

    The decision was part of a one-two punch on Wednesday, as two courts weighed in on the Maryland father’s fate.

    Abrego Garcia was catapulted into the national spotlight in March after the administration of President Donald Trump wrongfully deported him to his native El Salvador, despite a court order protecting him from removal.

    His case became…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Canada calls for immediate resumption of UN-led aid in Gaza

    Canada calls for immediate resumption of UN-led aid in Gaza

    OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government said on Wednesday that Israeli military operations against civilians and aid workers in Gaza were unacceptable, and called for the immediate resumption of U.N.-led aid distribution in the war-torn enclave.

    “Israeli military operations against WHO staff and facilities, World Food Programme aid convoys, & the ongoing killing of Palestinians seeking urgently needed food and water are unacceptable,” the Canadian foreign ministry said on X.

    “Hunger in Gaza…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Amnesty accuses Iran of firing cluster munitions at Israel

    Amnesty accuses Iran of firing cluster munitions at Israel

    Amnesty International said on Thursday that Iran fired widely-banned cluster munitions at Israel during a war between the two countries in June, in attacks that endangered civilians.

    “Last month, the Iranian forces fired ballistic missiles whose warheads contained submunitions into populated residential areas of Israel,” the human rights group said, citing new research.

    The organisation said it analysed photos and videos showing cluster munitions that, according to media reports, struck inside…

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  • US Supreme Court says Trump can remove Democrats from consumer safety panel | Donald Trump News

    US Supreme Court says Trump can remove Democrats from consumer safety panel | Donald Trump News

    The nation’s highest court has frequently ruled in favour of Trump’s expansive interpretation of presidential powers.

    The United States Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump can remove three Democratic members of a consumer safety watchdog, handing him a win in his efforts to concentrate more power in the hands of the executive.

    The court’s decision allows Trump to boot three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission appointed by his Democratic predecessor, former…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • LIVE BLOG: 25 Soldiers Killed, Wounded as ‘Mass Starvation’ Declared in Gaza – Day 656

    LIVE BLOG: 25 Soldiers Killed, Wounded as ‘Mass Starvation’ Declared in Gaza – Day 656


    Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war against Palestinians in Gaza.(Photo: via QNN)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, announced on Wednesday that 25 Israeli soldiers had been killed or wounded in a series of targeted operations east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

    Meanwhile, more than 100 international aid organizations and human rights groups have sounded…

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  • Marcus Rashford joins Barcelona on loan from Manchester United | Football News

    Marcus Rashford joins Barcelona on loan from Manchester United | Football News

    The 27-year-old completed his loan move to Barca with an option for the switch to be made permanent next summer.

    England forward Marcus Rashford said Barcelona was a club where “dreams come true” as he joined the La Liga champions on a season-long loan from Manchester United, with an option to buy at the end of the 2025-26 season.

    Media reports said that Barcelona would cover Rashford’s wages this season after the player accepted a pay cut, with the option to buy set at about 30 million…

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  • EU and US edge closer to trade deal as tariff deadline looms | European Union News

    EU and US edge closer to trade deal as tariff deadline looms | European Union News

    US officials are ‘optimistic’ that an agreement could be imminent.

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that negotiations between the European Union and the United States over a long-running trade dispute are making progress.

    Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday ahead of a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merz said, “We have been hearing in the last few minutes that there could possibly be decisions,” referring to ongoing talks aimed at avoiding steep tariffs on European…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com