By Andrew Osborn(Reuters) -A peace push backed by U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Azerbaijan and Armenia just one step from a final peace deal and is a paradigm shift in the strategically important South Caucasus region, a top Azerbaijani diplomat said on Saturday.Trump welcomed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the White House on Friday and witnessed their signing of a joint declaration aimed at drawing a line under their decades-long on-off conflict.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Trump-backed peace push leaves Azerbaijan and Armenia one step from final accord, top diplomat says
UK arrests 200 backing banned pro-Palestine group
Police in London arrested at least 200 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws.The UK capital's Metropolitan Police said it expected to make further arrests at the demonstration in Parliament Square, as organisers claimed only a "fraction" of the hundreds who turned out had been detained."That claim simply isn't true," the Met said in a statement, noting some of those there were onlookers or not visibly supporting Palestine Action.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UK arrests 200 backing banned pro-Palestine group
How a CIA hit on al Qaeda ensnared a US citizen in Afghanistan
By Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) -As a crowd looked on, uniformed Taliban surrounded the Toyota Landcruiser in which Mahmood Habibi, a naturalized U.S. citizen, sat. Other Taliban smashed open the door of his Kabul apartment, emerging later with his laptop and papers.Blindfolded in the back seat, Habibi and his driver were driven off by gunmen sporting shoulder patches of the Taliban's feared secret police, the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), according to several witness statements in U.S. government possession seen by Reuters.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: How a CIA hit on al Qaeda ensnared a US citizen in Afghanistan
A new global order threatens the West and global economic order – opinion
Israel's alliance with the United States, Europe, and the Jewish Diaspora is fraying.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A new global order threatens the West and global economic order - opinion
Iran sends nuclear scientists into hiding after 12 day war – report
The scientists are reportedly no longer being permitted to teach or live in their family homes, and are being moved to the capital or northern coastal cities.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iran sends nuclear scientists into hiding after 12 day war - report
Security Cabinet 'of death': Hostage mother decries decision to expand IDF ops. to Gaza City
"If you occupy parts of the Gaza Strip and hostages are murdered, we will pursue you. Your hands will be stained with the blood of the hostages!”
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Security Cabinet 'of death': Hostage mother decries decision to expand IDF ops. to Gaza City
A historic opportunity: The case for a two-state solution in the wake of Gaza war – opinion
Israel and Palestine are running out of options beyond a two-state solution.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A historic opportunity: The case for a two-state solution in the wake of Gaza war – opinion
The caliphate will be televised, and the West will fall – opinion
In attacking Israel, Europe has quite possibly mortgaged its own future in a breathtaking form of self-sabotage.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The caliphate will be televised, and the West will fall – opinion
Dubai real estate: PRYPCO Mortgage secures $26m deal
Landmark moment for Dubai real estate finance sector sees PRYPCO Mortgage deliver major mortgage deal
Source: Arabian Business
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Dubai records over 4,000 new real estate activities in H1 2025 as investor demand surges
Growth of available Dubai real estate services highlights the confidence and stability of property sector
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai records over 4,000 new real estate activities in H1 2025 as investor demand surges