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Inside: Sheikh, known for sport and superyachts, also pushes UAE’s influence in Sudan, Libya
The New Zealand Herald
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June 30, 2025
And when Sudan’s conflict exploded, in April 2023, Mansour helped the general wage war. Charities controlled by Mansour set up a hospital, saying they were treating civilians. But that humanitarian effort was also a cover for the secret Emirati...
A Tanker Carrying A Million Barrels Of Oil Exploded Off The Coast Of Libya
Charter 97
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5 Prior to that, the vessel had twice called at Russian ports. The oil tanker Vilamoura, carrying 1 million barrels of oil, exploded off the coast of Libya. The ship had twice called at Russian ports, Bloomberg reported. The Vilamoura tanker is...
Libya: Standoff with Libyans Prompts UNSMIL to Warn Public, Officials
The Tripoli Post
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June 29, 2025
Tripoli— The latest protests by Libyans against the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s (UNSMIL) are deepening the distrust between the two parties and have prompted UNSMIL, for the first time since 2011, to remind both the Libyan public and...
Libyan Media: Benghazi-based Govt Ready to Ratify Maritime Deal With Turkey
To Vima
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June 29, 2025
Libyan media on Sunday were reporting that the North African country’s House of Representatives was moving towards a “unanimous” ratification this week of a controversial 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime accord, citing an unnamed deputy. The report was...
The Media Line: Syrian Gov’t Source: Peace Agreement With Israel Possible by End of 2025
Regional Media News - Iowa
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June 29, 2025
Syrian Gov’t Source: Peace Agreement With Israel Possible by End of 2025 The source says Israel would gradually withdraw from recently controlled territories, including the summit of Mount Hermon. The area could be transformed into a “peace...
Greece deploys warships near Libya
Libyan Express
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June 29, 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos MitsotakisGreece has announced the deployment of three warships in the Eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and Libya, citing the need to control the flow of migrants coming from Libya, according to Turkish media...
Libyan Envoy Presses UN for Swift Political Roadmap
Media Line
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June 25, 2025
Libya’s ambassador to the United Nations, Taher El-Sonni, warned the Security Council on Tuesday in New York that his country “cannot tolerate” any further delays in the UN-led political track. He spoke moments after Hanna Tetteh, the...
No end to wars: Trump, Pakistan and the art of self-congratulation
Mint
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June 27, 2025
Against this backdrop, Pakistan’s nomination seems to be motivated by strategic sycophancy, aimed at currying favour with Washington in exchange for ‘diplomatic goodwill.’ In West Asia, Trump has openly favoured Israel across multiple wars. His...
Algerian Historian Faces 7-Year Sentence Over Controversial Amazigh Remarks on Emirati TV
Watan
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June 26, 2025
Belghith, who was accompanied by a large legal team, is being prosecuted on charges of: Spreading hate speech and discrimination through information technology, Deliberately promoting harmful information likely to disrupt public order, and...
US embassy in Monrovia tells visa applicants to make social media accounts 'public' for vetting
Africanews
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June 25, 2025
Liberians applying for US visas will have to give American authorities access to their social media, according to the US embassy in Monrovia. In a statement posted on its website, the embassy said that people “applying for an F, M, or J...
Uncle Sam urges US citzens to avoid visiting these countries
AS
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June 30, 2025
With geopolitical tensions on the rise, the US State Department has issued a travel advisory for American citizens planning to visit other countries this summer, urging them to avoid certain regions. Stay Updated: Subscribe to STEP The State...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,223
Al Jazeera
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July 1, 2025
Here is how things stand on Tuesday, July 1: Fighting The Russian-installed governor of the occupied Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, Leonid Pasechnik, said that Russian troops are now in full control of the entire region. If confirmed, that...
Meet Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Dawn
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July 1, 2025
HIS rise has been swift and vertical. Donald Trump, among others, is struggling to figure out who exactly Zohran Kwame Mamdani is. They know that the newly elected Democratic mayoral candidate for New York in the Nov 4 elections stands for the...
Fact check: Video does not show people in Qatar protesting against US air base; is from Libyan anti-govt protests in May
Dawn
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June 25, 2025
Posts from users on multiple social media platforms on Wednesday shared a video, claiming that it showed people in Qatar protesting against a United States air base. However, the video is from May, when people in Libya were protesting against...
History is Repeating Itself in Libya
Asharq Al-Awsat
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As an old Arab proverb goes: “With your people, you won’t perish.” Without the protection and support of one’s people, ruin becomes inevitable. A small problem arises, however, when we seek to determine who counts among “your people”, especially...
With objection to Iran bombing, hypocrisy of Democrats and media is on full display
Washington Examiner
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June 24, 2025
“The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and...
Aftermath Of Tripoli Clashes Puts Libya’s Fragile Stability To The Test
Scoop
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Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 8:46 am Press Release: UN News 24 June 2025 Nearly 15 years after Gaddafi’s fall, Libya remains split between the internationally recognised Government of National Unity in Tripoli, and the rival Government of National...
Audit Bureau reviews vital oil sector issues with Libya’s Finance and Oil Ministers
The Libya Observer
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The Media Office of Libya’s Audit Bureau reported that its Head, Khaled Shakshak, held a meeting on Monday with the Ministers of Finance and Oil of the Government of National Unity—Khaled Al-Mabrouk and Khalifa Abdelsadeq—to discuss vital files...
Jonathan Turley Dismantles AOC's Call for Trump's Impeachment Over Iran Airstrikes in Epic Fashion
Red State
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June 24, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Not surprisingly, in the immediate aftermath of news of the successful U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, Rep. Alexandria...
Doha Film Institute Gets Behind Upcoming Movies By Cyril Aris, Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji & Danielle Arbid In Spring Funding Round
Deadline
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June 24, 2025
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has unveiled the recipients of its 2025 Spring Grants cycle backing 45 projects across all formats with directors hailing from 35 territories. The feature film grantees include Lebanese director Cyril Aris’ A Sad and...