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Middle East tensions, tariff jitters push gold to one-week high
Zawya
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Gold prices rose 1% to a one-week high on Thursday as tensions in the Middle East and trade uncertainties fuelled demand for the safe-haven asset. Spot gold was up 0.9% at $3,382.61 an ounce as of 1123 GMT, after hitting its highest level since...
Marjorie Taylor Greene rips Trump Mideast policy saying ‘Americans don’t want to bomb Iran’ for Israel
The Independent
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June 12, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Iran publishes ‘sensitive’ Israeli documents
Ynet
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June 12, 2025
According to the semi-official Fars News Agency, the documents allegedly prove that Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), fully cooperated with Israel and “followed its orders.” However, the documents published so...
Turkmenistan names high-yield wheat after its leaders
Macau Business
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June 12, 2025
Turkmenistan inaugurated its harvest season on Thursday by naming new high-yielding wheat varieties after its leaders, as climate change threatens food security in the predominantly desert Central Asian country. Among the fifteen former Soviet...
Iran’s Policies Facing a Conservative Backlash (2005-2013)
Fanack
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June 12, 2025
Iran’s tenth presidential election was held on 12 June 2009, with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Mohsen Rezai. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran’s...
Israel deports 6 more foreign activists from Gaza aid ship
Middle East Monitor
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June 12, 2025
Israel deported six more international activists from a Gaza-bound aid ship on Thursday, Anadolu reports. The Israeli Foreign Ministry published photos of the six activists at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on its X account and later aboard the...
Israel deports six from Gaza aid boat Madleen, two more still in custody
Al Jazeera
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June 12, 2025
Palestinian rights group Adalah has confirmed Israel’s deportation of six more activists detained on board the Madleen aid ship as they sought to draw international attention to Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza. The rights group, which legally...
Arabica growers in Brazil’s Cerrado Mineiro testing Conilon plants, Nestle manager says
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 12, 2025
By Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian coffee producers in the country’s Cerrado Mineiro, a stronghold for growing Arabica beans, are testing Conilon varieties amid climate change and other concerns, Nestle’s agricultural coffee manager...
Trump says Israeli strike on Iran ‘could very well happen’ and warns of possible ‘massive conflict’ in Middle East
KVIA - Texas
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June 12, 2025
By Betsy Klein and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump warned Thursday of the possibility of “massive conflict” in the Middle East that could take place “soon.” US officials are increasingly concerned that the risk of Israel striking...
Iraq and Kuwait Unite to Tackle Dust Storms
Iraq International News Agency
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June 12, 2025
In a major move towards regional cooperation on climate challenges, Iraq and Kuwait have united to launch a new project aimed at reducing the growing threat of dust and sandstorms, a problem that has increasingly affected southern Iraq in recent...
Oil Steadies as Traders Weigh Tariff Threats Against Iran Risk
Rigzone
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June 12, 2025
Oil held steady as traders weighed renewed tariff threats from the US against the potential for widespread conflict in the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate traded in a roughly $2.50 range before closing the session with a small drop to near...
Activists face arrest and deportation from Egypt as symbolic Global March to Gaza stalls
The National News
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Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza More than 148 activists who arrived in Egypt to take part in the Global March to Gaza on Wednesday and Thursday were detained, questioned and deported after the country's authorities said they did not...
Trump Warns of Potential Israeli Strike on Iran
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the alarm over a possible Israeli military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, cautioning that such an escalation could trigger a “massive conflict” in the Middle...
Analysis: Is Israel planning to strike Iran, or is it bluffing?
Al Jazeera
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June 12, 2025
Israel has been pushing to strike Iran for months, if not years. Signs this week that an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities was potentially imminent have ratcheted up fears of a regional conflict, particularly in light of the US withdrawal of...
How AI-Driven Arabic Translation Is Powering the Next Wave of B2B Services
Times of Dubai
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June 12, 2025
UAE, June 12th, 2025: In boardrooms across the globe, one truth is becoming increasingly clear: language is no longer a support function – it’s a strategic asset. Nowhere is this shift more profound than in the Arab world, where artificial...
Saudi Arabia: a compelling case for investment
Hospitality News Magazine
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June 12, 2025
Saudi Arabia is blossoming swiftly into one of the most captivating and rapidly growing tourism destinations globally. The kingdom’s vision to transform its tourism industry is not merely about increasing visitor numbers. It represents a...
Former US Diplomat Joins March to Gaza to Call for an End to Israel’s Genocide
Truthout
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June 12, 2025
Activists from around the world are arriving in Egypt ahead of the Global March to Gaza, set to launch June 15, when thousands plan to march to the Rafah border to call for an end to Israel’s genocide against Palestinians and its blockade of the...
U.S. restricts staff travel in Israel in anticipation of Israeli strike on Iran
Haaretz
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June 12, 2025
The U.S. State Department on Thursday barred government employees in Israel from traveling outside the greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Be'er Sheva areas, citing a "complex" security environment amid reports of a possible Israeli strike on Iran's...
With eyes on Iran, US sharpens Lebanon focus in high-stakes visit
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Bassam Abou Zeid, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian The Lebanese border file—regarding both Syria and Israel—has been placed in the hands of U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack, who is of Lebanese origin. The Israeli-related part of the file...
What happened to the Madleen Gaza boat activists detained by Israel?
Al Jazeera
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June 12, 2025
On June 9, Israeli forces seized the Madleen ship in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea as it attempted to break the suffocating siege on Gaza. The 12 activists on board – who belong to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition – were abducted in...