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Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation; firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey, Syria
South Carolina Public Radio
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July 4, 2025
Updated July 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM EDT ANKARA, Turkey — A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens of Friday, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through...
Syria must respond decisively to Damascus church attack
Bangladesh Post
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Ngo Di Lan In April 2025, the Trump administration blocked exports of Nvidia’s most advanced chip to China and soon after signed a critical minerals deal with Ukraine, securing US preferential access. These developments reflect the intensification...
"Arrested Bangladeshis were collecting funds for ISI activities in Bangladesh and Syria"
Bangladesh Post
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The Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB), recently dismantled by the Malaysian police, is believed to have been raising funds and recruiting members for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Bangladesh, said the Malaysian government on Friday....
Rural south Syria faces disaster amid worst drought in 40 year
The New Arab
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July 4, 2025
A farmer in Qamishli in northern Syria watches as wheat is unloaded at a silo. Syria is facing an unprecedented drought this year causing scores of farmers to lose their entire crops [Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty] Farmers in southern Syria are...
Austria Deports Syrian ISIS Supporter in Break with EU Precedent
[your]NEWS
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July 4, 2025
Vienna enforces first direct expulsion to Damascus in 15 years, signaling major asylum policy shift amid renewed European debate over Syrian returns. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom VIENNA — Austria has executed its first direct deportation to Syria in...
Syria faces wheat crisis as drought and war push millions toward hunger
The New Zealand Herald
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June 27, 2025
Nearly 14 years of conflict have since crippled production and devastated the economy. The FAO estimates that harsh weather has impacted nearly 2.5 million ha of wheat-growing land. “Around 75% of the cultivated areas” have been affected, as well...
Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 million
Lebanon Democrat - Tennessee
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Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity. "The country has not seen such bad climate...
Wildfire evacuations in Greece as blazes burn in Türkiye and Syria
1News
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A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens on Saturday, as firefighters in neighbouring Türkiye remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides in the west of the country....
$7.9m payout triggered in Syria from WFP’s drought insurance policy
Reinsurance News
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July 4, 2025
A $7.9 million drought insurance payout from the World Food Programme is providing relief to vulnerable, conflict-affected communities in Syria, which are now facing the worst drought in 50 years. As Reinsurance New understands, the policy covers...
Malaysia police: Arrested Bangladeshis were collecting funds for IS activities in Bangladesh, Syria
The Business Standard
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July 4, 2025
The Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB), recently dismantled by the Malaysian police, is believed to have been raising funds and recruiting members for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Bangladesh, said the Malaysian government today (4...
Pressure Tactics in Front of Damascus: ‘ISIS’ Redraws Its Presence in Syria
Enab Baladi
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July 4, 2025
Hassan Ibrahim | Jana al-Issa The suicide bombing that targeted worshippers at St. Elias Church in central Damascus shook Syrian society. The massacre resulted in the killing of 25 people and the injury of 63 others, marking one of the deadliest...
How the UAE’s Foreign Policy Backfired in Syria and Sudan
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 4, 2025
The foreign policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has faced numerous challenges in recent years. From the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, after Abu Dhabi had invested immense political capital to normalize relations with his regime, to the...
Syria, Turkey to enhance energy cooperation
SANA
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June 26, 2025
Damascus, SANA-The General Electricity Administration held a meeting with representatives of Turkey “Levant Elektrik Ticaret Anonim Şirketi” company to discuss the 400 kV international electricity transmission project between Syria and Turkey. The...
Syria to introduce managed float of lira to stabilize exchange rates
North Press Agency
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June 26, 2025
By Norman al-Abbas DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syria’s Central Bank is preparing to implement a managed float policy for the Syrian lira, according to a recent announcement by Central Bank Governor Abdelkader Hosariya. The move is intended to...
Syrians and the Israeli–Iranian War: A Nation Caught Between Fires
The Syrian Observer
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June 26, 2025
Since the eruption of the Israeli–Iranian war on the morning of Friday, 13 June, Syrian public sentiment has reflected a layered and often contradictory emotional and political landscape. Many Syrians expressed clear satisfaction with Israel’s...
Swiss NGOs face huge challenge of demining Syria
Swissinfo
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July 4, 2025
Several Geneva players face the massive challenge of demining in Syria Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
Jordan: ACC, Syrian officials discuss reconstruction, trade cooperation
Zawya
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AMMAN — Chairman of the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) Khalil Haj Tawfiq on Thursday met with Governor of Damascus Maher Marwan, and Governor of Rural Damascus Amer Sheikh to discuss avenues for enhancing economic cooperation and joint action...
Syria receives IMF visit for first time since 2009
BNE Intellinews
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Syria earlier this month received a visit from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team for the first time since 2009. The global lender of last resort used the mission to assess the economic and financial conditions in the conflict-torn...
Syrian, Sudanese agricultural cooperation to boost investment
SANA
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June 25, 2025
Damascus, SANA-Syrian Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Amjad Badr, discussed Wednesday with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Sudanese Embassy in Damascus, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Hassan, mechanisms for activating agricultural cooperation agreements between the...
Malaysia Police: Arrested Bangladeshis were collecting funds for ISI activities in Bangladesh and Syria
United News of Bangladesh
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The Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB), recently dismantled by the Malaysian police, is believed to have been raising funds and recruiting members for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Bangladesh, said the Malaysian government on Friday....