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Lebanon cancer patients on DIY chemo drugs amid fake meds crisis
The New Arab
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July 7, 2025
The 2019 financial crisis transformed Lebanon's drug smuggling from a chronic problem into a crisis of unprecedented scale. [Getty] In a small pharmacy in Beirut's southern suburbs, Maria Fawaz allegedly orchestrated one of Lebanon's most...
Tech-free ‘cloisters’ can help young minds
The Times
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Sir, I share Niall Ferguson’s concern about the catastrophic effect of AI upon cognitive development (“AI’s great brain robbery — and how universities can fight back”, weekend essay, Jul 5). Founding, in 2007, the UK’s only screen-free school, we...
Lebanon's failure to confront Hezbollah would invite more Israeli devastation
The National News
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Optimism about Lebanon’s ability to transition itself from a vassal state to a state with stature and the capacity to govern itself is waning. As neighbouring Syria makes strides following a civil war, Lebanon is still behaving like an extension...
Nvidia considering massive new campus near Israel's now de-escalated border with Lebanon
Haaretz
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July 7, 2025
Officials at the global high-tech giant Nvidia have expressed willingness to consider building the company's planned new campus in Israel near the northern border with Lebanon, sources ins the company confirmed on Monday. The most likely locations...
Lebanon's Shiites mark Ashura amid calls for Hezbollah to disarm
The National News
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Lebanon's Shiite Muslims on Sunday gathered to mark the religious event of Ashura for the first time since Israel's war last year that largely destroyed the upper echelons of Hezbollah. This year's Ashura celebrations come amid huge pressure on...
Israel’s Secret War on Iranian Nuclear Scientists: 16 Killed in Covert June Strikes
Watan
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July 7, 2025
Watan-In a recent investigative report, French newspaper Le Monde explored how Israel has been tracking Iranian nuclear scientists and how its June 2025 strikes killed sixteen top Iranian researchers involved in developing a nuclear bomb. Through...
ExclusiveKey points from Lebanon’s response to US demand to disarm Hezbollah
The National News
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Lebanon, under mounting pressure to disarm Hezbollah, has delivered an “unbelievably satisfying” response to a US request to initiate the process, as described by Special Envoy Thomas Barrack on Monday. The US plan links Hezbollah’s full...
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ArchDaily
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July 10, 2025
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US envoy 'unbelievably satisfied' with Lebanese response to Hezbollah proposal
The National News
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US special envoy Thomas Barrack said in Beirut on Monday he was "unbelievably satisfied" with Lebanon’s seven-page response to a US proposal calling for the full disarmament of Hezbollah. His visit comes as the US steps up pressure on Hezbollah...
High-speed internet expands in Lebanon, Upper Valley towns
New Hampshire Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
This story was originally produced by the Valley News. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Fiber optic internet service is being made available for the first time to more than 26,000 homes and...
Lebanese PM orders arrests of armed men who took part in Ashura commemoration
The National News
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Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday ordered the arrest of armed men who took part in a religious gathering in Beirut. Videos circulated online showed hundreds of people gathered in the Lebanese capital to mark Ashura, the...
Shakib's all-round show hands Dubai Capitals winning start in GSL
The National News
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Former UAE captain Ahmed Raza’s first game as head coach of a franchise team got off to a perfect start as his Dubai Capitals team emerged winners by 22 runs over New Zealand’s Central Stags in the Global Super League opener at the Providence...
PM: Affordable finance, technology transfer essential for development
Egypt Independent
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July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the BRICS group plays a crucial role in creating opportunities for shared interests across various fields, ultimately meeting people’s aspirations for prosperity. In a speech on behalf of President Abdel...
Stokes and Pant grapple with fitness concerns in Lord's Test
The National News
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England and India will begin the second day of the Lord's Test with major injury concerns after an attritional opening day on Thursday. Hosts England edged ahead after a tense battle with star batter Joe Root's unbeaten 99 helping them reach 251-4...
Jane Birkin’s original Hermes bag sells for $10 million
The National News
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In an unparalleled auction, Jane Birkin's original custom-made Hermes bag sold for €8.6 million ($10.04 million) in Paris on Thursday. Auctioned by Sotheby's, the well-used bag is scratched, scuffed and stained, but it was the very first Birkin...
The Wealthiest Immigrants in the U.S. – Three Greeks on the List
Greek City Times
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July 10, 2025
At 14, he packed boxes in a Manhattan warehouse for 30 cents an hour and later pioneered the aircraft leasing industry. “When you escape that situation and come to America, you have a completely different set of values compared to those born here,...
The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature
The Atlantic
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July 11, 2025
In Israel, the war is over, and not over at all. In the two weeks since the cease-fire with Iran, praise for the Israeli military has been nearly unanimous within the country. Opposition politicians spoke of “clear” and “stunning” accomplishments...
The Levant’s Post-Rejectionist Challenges
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The voice of rejectionism, despite coming to us from beneath the rubble, has not stopped trying to convince us of its victory. The fact is that turning the page on this rejectionism- its regimes, its militias, and all its defeated self-proclaimed...
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From bullets to ballots: Kurdish fighters lay down arms, 5 key things about Turkey-PKK peace deal
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
The move comes in response to a historic call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in February, urging them to end their decades-long insurgency and embrace democratic means to defend the rights of Turkey’s Kurdish minority read more Fighters...
Strategy& names George Sarraf as its new Global Leader
Consultancy-me.com
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July 11, 2025
Global strategy consulting firm Strategy& has appointed Middle East-based leader George Sarraf as its new Global Leader. He oversees a team of more than 4,500 consultants operating across offices worldwide. A lifelong member of Strategy&, George...