Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia’s capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country’s mounting electronic waste problem.
Cheriha…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UN nuclear watchdog chief sees time running out to revive Iran deal
Time is running out to secure an accord to rein in Iran’s nuclear program as Tehran continues to accelerate its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Friday.
Iran has stepped up nuclear…
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Ahead of Mideast tour, Rubio says 'now’s the time' for Arab alternatives to Trump's Gaza plan
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip remains on shaky ground and the US plan for the territory’s reconstruction alarms Arab leaders.
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Iran strands Lebanese citizens, demanding flight access to Beirut
Iran barred Lebanese planes from repatriating dozens of Lebanese nationals stranded in Iran on Friday, in a standoff after Lebanon blocked an Iranian civilian flight following what Tehran described as an Israeli threat to attack it.
Lebanon…
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Lebanon blocks Iranian passenger flight to Beirut, analysts cite Israeli pressure
Lebanon blocked an Iranian airliner from flying into Beirut Thursday after Israel accused Iran a day earlier of using civilian flights to deliver cash to Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.
The chief executive of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini…
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UAE pledges $200M in aid to Sudan as it calls for Ramadan ceasefire
DUBAI — The UAE pledged $200 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan on Friday, as parties attending a conference in Addis Ababa pressed for a Ramadan ceasefire to halt the ongoing conflict in the country.
What happened: The conference in the…
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Trump, Netanyahu have 'full understanding' on Iran as Israel mulls strikes on nuclear sites
A senior Israeli diplomatic source confirmed to Al-Monitor, on condition of anonymity, that Israel and the United States have reached a “full understanding” on the Iranian issue. This includes agreed steps if Iran rejects a stricter nuclear…
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Hamas releases name of a hostage to be freed on Saturday
Hamas has released the name of a hostage due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, after days of fears over the future of the ceasefire.
It said Alexander Troufanov, a Russian Israeli, will be freed. Three…
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Drugs, weapons in Syria borderland where Hezbollah held sway
In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an abandoned building and found a defunct drug factory.
Syria’s new authorities launched a security campaign last week…
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Hezbollah supporters protest banning Iranian plane from landing in Beirut
DAMASCUS: Syria’s new rulers are combing through the billion-dollar corporate empires of ousted President Bashar Assad’s allies, and have held talks with some of these tycoons, in what they say is a campaign to root…Continue Reading
