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Foreign Office issues travel warning for Brits heading to Cyprus amid tensions
Lancs Live
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July 6, 2025
The Foreign Office has issued a stern caution to UK nationals looking to holiday in Cyprus this summer, advising them to 'be vigilant' amid concerns about potential increases in regional conflicts. In its latest travel advisory, the Foreign Office...
Israel approves broad compensation plan for businesses affected by operation 'Rising Lion'
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network – Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Jul 3: In a major move to support war-impacted enterprises, the Israeli government has approved a comprehensive compensation plan for businesses that suffered economic setbacks due to Operation ‘Rising...
New UN report reveals the companies getting rich off Israeli occupation and genocide
Mondoweiss
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July 6, 2025
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, issued a seminal report on June 30, titled “From economy of occupation to economy of genocide.” It focuses on the...
World News | Pope Aims to Restore 'body and Spirit' During Vacation That Brings Pontiff Back to Castel Gandolfo
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Rome, Jul 6 (AP) Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate. Leo...
Anti-Hamas gang leader admits joining forces with Israeli army in Gaza
The National News
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The leader of a well-armed Bedouin clan defying Hamas's control of the Gaza Strip has confirmed it is co-ordinating with the Israeli army in Rafah. Yasser Abu Shabab gave an interview to the Israeli public broadcaster’s Arabic-language radio...
Foreign Office warns OK tourist over potential 'escalating conflict' in Cyprus
Birmingham Live
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July 6, 2025
The Foreign Office has sounded the alarm for UK travellers eyeing Cyprus as a summer destination, cautioning them to 'be vigilant' amid increasing tensions in the vicinity. Their latest travel guidance highlights 'ongoing hostilities' between...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war
The National News
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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashura. Mr Khamenei was seen in a video broadcasted by state media greeting...
Journalist union condemns Israeli settler attack on DW
Deutsche Welle
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July 6, 2025
The German Journalists' Association (DJV) expressed concern following an attack on DW employees in the occupied West Bank. "It is unacceptable that radical settlers are hunting down media professionals with impunity. This must not remain without...
Travel experts share tips for the July Fourth weekend
KOLN - Nebraska
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July 3, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - 72 million people across the country will travel for the Fourth of July weekend, according to AAA. Travel experts said the trend increases each year, but in 2025, more people, especially in the Midwest, are opting not to...
‘You need strong nerves’: Account of a solo traveller from Taiwan who took 104 hours to escape Iran amid Israeli airstrikes
The Indian Express
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July 6, 2025
When Ariel Kang Chengxuan, a 24-year-old solo traveller from Taiwan, fell asleep on a Persian carpet at a homestay in Isfahan, Iran, she had no idea she would soon find herself in the middle of a “12-day war”. Kang, a seasoned backpacker who has...
Hind Rajab Foundation Warns of Israeli Propaganda Offensive amid Legal Pressure
The Palestine Chronicle
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July 6, 2025
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed another criminal complaint against an Israeli soldier, this time in Romania. (Photo: via HRF X page) By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Hind Rajab Foundation says Israel is targeting it with sanctions and...
Israel to bring 1,020 more foreign workers for hotel industry
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 2, 2025
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 2 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Ministry of Tourism announced that the bringing of an additional 1,020 foreign workers to Israel to work in the housekeeping and cleaning industry (as in hotels) was approved following a development...
Iran Struck Five Israeli Military Bases in 12-Day War: Report
Tasnim News Agency
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The strikes have not been made public by the Israeli authorities and cannot be reported from within the regime because of strict military censorship laws. The new data were shared with The Telegraph by US academics at Oregon State University, who...
Nearly 300 visa applications from Israelis, Palestinians and Iranians in lpast month
RNZ
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July 6, 2025
Photo: RNZ Immigration New Zealand has received nearly 300 offshore visa applications from Israeli, Palestinian and Iranian nationals since 1 June 2025. It follows the most recent armed conflict between Israel and Iran, which started on 13 June...
Israel said hoping to clinch comprehensive Gaza deal before PM’s US visit next week
The Times of Israel
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July 2, 2025
Israel is advancing major efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next week, three Hebrew TV outlets reported on Wednesday evening. Israel is now, for the first time,...
US/Israeli Targeting of Iran: Was It a Distraction from the Genocide in Gaza?
The Palestine Chronicle
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July 6, 2025
US President Donald Trump. (Photo: video grab) By Benay Blend As journalist Ramzy Baroud makes clear, Netanyahu’s self-described “mission” extends beyond that of “defeating Hamas,” to include “changing the face of the Middle East”. On June 29,...
Israeli Military Uncovers and Dismantles Key Tunnel Junction in Khan Yunis
Media Line
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July 2, 2025
Israeli forces have dismantled a major underground tunnel network used by terrorist groups in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday. The operation, carried out by the Kfir Brigade and...
Israeli Far-Right Ministers Push To Block Gaza Ceasefire Agreement
Media Line
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July 2, 2025
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday publicly called on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to form a political alliance aimed at blocking a potential hostage release deal being advanced by US President Donald Trump. The...
Israeli Lawmakers Urge Netanyahu to Annex West Bank
KUGN - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
Senior members of a major Israeli party are pushing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank before the end of the Knesset’s summer session on July 27, according to multiple reports. The Jerusalem Post first reported that Likud...
A New Day Dawns: Israel’s Economic Spring
The Times of Israel
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Joy comes in the morning – and for Israel, the morning light is beginning to shine again. After the dust of a 12-day war with Iran settled, something remarkable began to stir. Tel Aviv’s share indexes soared to all-time highs. The shekel climbed...