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Israel Considers Recruiting Jewish Youth from Abroad
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel's defense forces are reportedly contemplating a strategy to recruit Jewish youth from overseas, as part of efforts to alleviate what officials describe as a critical shortage of personnel, according to Army Radio on Monday. The...
Israel Cancels Australian Officials' Visas in Retaliation
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has rescinded the visas of Australian officials assigned to the Palestinian Authority, escalating diplomatic tensions following Canberra's revocation of an Israeli lawmaker’s visa, officials confirmed Monday. In a post on X,...
Afghanistan: summary of operational facts and figures, January to June 2025
International Committee of the Red Cross
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August 17, 2025
The ICRC responded to humanitarian challenges across Afghanistan by supporting healthcare, providing physical rehabilitation services, assisting people in establishing livelihoods and earning incomes through cash-for-work projects, and improving...
Iran’s armed clash cause death of one police officer, injury of another
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) A police officer was killed and another person wounded during a confrontation with gunmen in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, according to reports. The incident took place Friday evening in a square in Iranshahr...
Iran witnesses dropping of its non-oil trade value
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s non-oil trade value dropped 10 percent year-on-year to $34.17 billion between March 21 and July 22, according to reports. During the same period, total trade volume rose slightly by 0.48 percent to 61 million tons. Exports reached...
Iran's first vice President, Russian PM call for expansion of two-sided collaboration
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin have committed to deepening collaboration across multiple fields, according to reports. The two leaders met Friday in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on...
Israel attacks power plant in Yemen's capital
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel launched a strike on a power plant south of Sanaa on Sunday morning, according to reports from Houthi-controlled media. "The aggression targeted the electricity generators at the power station, causing them to go out of service,"...
Israel warplanes injure two people in new attack on Lebanon
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Two people were injured Thursday night during a series of Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese official media and security sources. A Lebanese news agency reported that an Israeli drone...
Ilham Aliyev received credentials of Israel’s newly appointed ambassador
President of Azerbaijan
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August 18, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, August 18 - 18 August 2025, 15:50 On August 18, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of Ronen Krausz, the incoming Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Azerbaijan. The...
Heavy Rains, Flooding Devastate Afghanistan’s Parwan Province
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Heavy rains unleashed severe flooding overnight Sunday, causing extensive property damage across eastern Afghanistan’s Parwan province, the provincial government reported Monday. The statement added that the rainstorms, which set off...
Increase of produce of flour requirements in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, Afghanistan now produces nearly 60 percent of the flour it requires annually. The office of the Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs stated that the country’s annual flour demand is around 6 million tons, with...
Trade Exhibition in Italy Excludes Israel
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The coordinators of the forthcoming Fiera del Levante, an annual global trade exhibition set to be held in Bari, Italy, from September 13 to 21, have resolved not to extend an invitation to Israel. This decision comes in response to...
Israel Destroys Hundreds of Homes in Zeitoun
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reported on Saturday that Israeli military operations have demolished approximately 400 houses in the Zeitoun area, located east of Gaza City, over the last six days. This destruction was...
Egypt, Iran Denounce Israeli Displacement of Palestinians
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt sharply rejected Israeli intentions to displace Palestinians, declaring on Sunday that such actions represent "a historical injustice with no moral or legal justification" and qualify as "a heinous crime," according to its Foreign...
Iran’s President Set to Launch Diplomatic Visit to Armenia, Belarus
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to embark Monday evening on a crucial two-day diplomatic mission to Armenia and Belarus, aiming to strengthen economic and political ties, according to Mehdi Sanaei, political advisor to the...
Iran, Russia Discuss Enhancing Bilateral Collaboration
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met Friday in Kyrgyzstan’s Cholpon-Ata during the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit, calling for accelerated growth in bilateral collaboration...
Hair Center of Turkey Achieves Amazing Hair Transplant Results With its New Hybrid Technique
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 18, 2025
ISTANBUL, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hair Center of Turkey, a leading institution in hair restoration, has announced the launch of its Hybrid Hair Transplant method, which merges the advantages of FUE Sapphire and FUE DHI techniques. The...
South Africa, Iran Agree to Expand Military Ties
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) South Africa and Iran have agreed to deepen their military partnership after senior defense representatives from both countries held discussions in Tehran. The head of the South African National Defense Force, General Rudzani Maphwanya,...
Forest fire forces evacuation of village in Turkey
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) A forest fire erupted Friday in Kocaeli province, northwestern Türkiye, prompting the evacuation of a village as flames approached residential areas, according to reports. The fire began around noon in the Karamursel district and quickly...
Norway Criticizes Denmark's Stance on Palestine
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has voiced disappointment over Denmark's choice not to acknowledge Palestine as a sovereign state. At the same time, he commended Copenhagen for maintaining the Nordic tradition of "consistently...