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Middle East Crude – Benchmarks post monthly losses
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 29, 2025
Middle East crude benchmark spot premiums of Oman, Dubai and Murban posted losses on a monthly basis, as previous price hikes deterred buying interest, and some Indian firms resumed Russian oil purchases. On Friday, Oman and Dubai increased while...
Venice Gap-Financing Market Casts Wide Net With Diverse Crop of Talents Looking for Completion Funds
Variety
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August 29, 2025
More than a decade since becoming a key component in the Venice Production Bridge, as the Lido’s industry arm is known, the Venice Gap-Financing Market continues to offer fertile ground for financiers, distributors, sales agents, streamers and...
Middle East, African Markets Hungry for U.S. Food & Beverage Products
Food Processing
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August 29, 2025
Leena Al-Kathiri: Salalah Free Zone (SFZ) is a strategically located industrial and logistics hub on the southern coast of Oman, directly adjacent to the Port of Salalah — one of the busiest and most efficient trans-shipment ports in the region....
Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure
The Times of Israel
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August 29, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday said Ankara has “totally cut” trade with Israel and closed Turkey’s airspace to Israeli planes, though Israeli airlines said they received no new instructions. A Turkish diplomatic source later...
Iraq War Veteran Sen. Joni Ernst Expected to Announce Next that She Won't Run for Reelection
Military.com
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August 29, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple...
Turkey shuts ports and airspace to Israeli vessels and flights
The Express Tribune
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August 29, 2025
Turkey's top diplomat said Friday that Ankara had closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, with a diplomatic source telling AFP the ban applied to "official" flights. Ties between Turkey and Israel have been shattered by Israel's...
Turkey bars Israeli ships, flights from its territory over Gaza war
Gulf Today
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August 29, 2025
Turkey's top diplomat said on Friday that Ankara had closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, with a diplomatic source telling AFP the ban applied to "official" flights. Ties between Turkey and Israel have been shattered by...
Turkey cuts economic ties with Israel, closes airspace to Israeli flights
All Israel News
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August 29, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an extraordinary parliamentary session on Israel's attacks on Gaza, at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, August 29, 2025. (Photo: Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS) Turkish...
Arab ShowcaseThe Arab American aiming to ‘cure the disease’ in US politics
The National News
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The promo video opens with halcyon scenes from the 1950s, with the almost exaggerated American accent of the narrator extolling the virtues of a political candidate's "all-American story". It concerns a home-grown boy from south-east Michigan who...
Iran cyber attack against US would be ‘red line’ not to cross, FBI warns
The National News
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An FBI assistant director has said that a hypothetical cyberattack from Iran affecting US technology systems, data and infrastructure would likely be considered an act of war. Brett Leatherman, who leads the FBI’s cyber operations division, said...
Egypt arrests teenage Tiktokers, gives reasons
Tribune Online
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August 29, 2025
Egyptian authorities have been arresting teenage TikTok creators with large followings, detaining dozens in recent weeks on charges that include violating family values and money laundering. Police say they have carried out multiple arrests, while...
Finance Minister Highlights Pakistan’s Economic Reforms, Investment Opportunities in Meeting with UAE Business Leaders
ProPakistani
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August 29, 2025
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held an important meeting today with a group of leading UAE investors and businessmen led by Mohamed Baradei – Group CIO of the EIX, an Abu Dhabi-based global company...
Israeli Food Influencer Brings His Happy, Communal Brand of Cooking to Philly
The Jewish Exponent - Pennsylvania
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August 29, 2025
Bengingi with his trademark smile. (Photo by Omar Kaplan Photography) Ben Siman-Tov — or as he is better known, Bengingi — is a Jewish food influencer with 1.2 million TikTok followers and 552,000 Instagram followers. On Sept. 11, the Israeli chef...
Iran says it is open to diplomacy to prevent sanctions snapback
The National News
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Iran’s UN envoy has said his country is committed to diplomacy to prevent European countries reimposing sanctions over its nuclear programme, but warned that Tehran will not negotiate under “threats or coercion”. Britain, France and Germany this...
Israel Appreciation Day: A Clarion Call for Justice, Victory
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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August 29, 2025
There are moments in history when silence becomes complicity, when hesitation becomes surrender, and when playing defense becomes indistinguishable from defeat. For Israel and for the Jewish people, we are living in such a moment. The war against...
Israel Appreciation Day: A Clarion Call for Justice, Victory
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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August 29, 2025
There are moments in history when silence becomes complicity, when hesitation becomes surrender, and when playing defense becomes indistinguishable from defeat. For Israel and for the Jewish people, we are living in such a moment. The war against...
Turkish Port Ban Could Seriously Disrupt Short-Sea Container Trades
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 29, 2025
Reports of Turkish port restrictions on ships linked to Israel, or that have previously called at Israel, could impact at least 76 container ships and seriously disrupt short-sea shuttle services between the two countries. Windward analysis...
Türkiye bars Israeli ships, flights from its ports and airspace
Channel News Asia
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August 29, 2025
ISTANBUL: Türkiye has closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, its foreign minister said on Friday (Aug 29), escalating a diplomatic rift over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told lawmakers that...
Israel Launches Initial Expanded Operation Into Gaza City
Foreign Policy
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August 29, 2025
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s expanded offensive in Gaza City, the removal of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and European military support for Ukraine. ‘Dangerous Combat Zone’ Israel launched the...
Bidders jostle for coveted Middle East offshore contract
Upstream
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The tender for a key engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the expansion of the Nasr offshore oilfield in the United Arab Emirates has reached a crucial bidding stage after technical bids were submitted by leading domestic...