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President of Kazakhstan will attend LLDC3 in Turkmenistan
Turkmenportal
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will take part in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), which will be held on August 5-8 in the "Avaza" National Tourist Zone on the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea. This was...
10 Hours, 8 Tracks, 1 Lifetime: Apiwe Bubu’s 20-year journey to his debut album
Mail & Guardian
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August 1, 2025
Frame of mind: Apiwe Bubu, who hails from the Eastern Cape, and now has his own studio in Los Angeles, came back to his home country to record his debut album. Photo: Ofentse Moatshe On Thursday, 31 July, Apiwe Bubu dropped his debut solo album...
Review: Madonna gives the fans what they want on ‘Veronica Electronica’
Entertainment Focus
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August 3, 2025
Madonna’s 1998 album ‘Ray of Light’, her collaboration with producer William Orbit, is one of her most iconic reinventions. The album arrived as the follow-up to 1994’s ‘Bedtime Stories’ and 1992’s controversial ‘Erotica’, both of which marked a...
Arab states condemn Hamas’ October 7 attacks for the first time in declaration slamming Israel
Unpacked
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August 1, 2025
For the first time since the war between Israel and Hamas began, a large group of Arab and Muslim states have condemned the massacre Hamas carried out against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The states — including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and...
Iran’s water crisis is real but man-made, climatologist argues
Iran International
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August 1, 2025
Karami calls it an “engineered drought”—a manufactured emergency that lets authorities avoid long-overdue reforms while shifting the financial burden to citizens. “There is water,” he said. “But it costs the government more to deliver it in the...
Middle East: Israel risks isolation, German FM says
Deutsche Welle
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July 31, 2025
Skip next section Germany has 'responsibility to prevent' isolation of Israel, German foreign minister says 07/31/2025July 31, 2025Germany has 'responsibility to prevent' isolation of Israel, German foreign minister says German Foreign Minister...
Mustafa Said & Asil Ensemble Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart August 2025
World Music Central
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August 2, 2025
The album Maqam Pilgrims by Mustafa Said & Asil Ensemble has conquered the number one spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of August 2025. Read more about the album: Maqam on the Move: Mustafa Said Charts a New Course in Arabic...
Turkish police foil terror plot targeting Justin Timberlake concert in Istanbul
AzerNews
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July 31, 2025
Turkish authorities successfully thwarted a planned terrorist attack targeting American pop star Justin Timberlake’s concert in Istanbul, Azernews reports citing Türkiye newspaper. Reports indicate that extremist groups had circulated threats a...
Israel abducted starving children at Gaza "aid" sites, then tortured them
The Electronic Intifada
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August 1, 2025
Nora Barrows-Friedman Rights and Accountability 1 August 2025 “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), an international body that monitors...
A beloved bookshop rebuilt from Beirut blast - but Israel's war was a crisis too many
The National News
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Aaliya's Books was a beloved bookshop, cafe and community hub that hugged one side of Gourard Street in Gemmayze, a fashionable, bohemian neighbourhood in Beirut near the city's port. On August 4, 2020, the Beirut blast came crashing through the...
Israelis lament their divides, and cling to them, as they mark a holiday commemorating the toll of disunity
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York
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August 1, 2025
Two days before Tisha B’Av, the Israeli scholar Tomer Persico warned that the country was facing another destruction of Jerusalem, this time of its “moral and religious core” brought on by Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Citing the verse from...
VINE TIME | Sips ’n Sounds introduces Avondale in perfect music and wine pairing
Herald (South Africa)
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August 2, 2025
When guests exit a wine tasting with a spring in their step, swaying and humming snatches of catchy songs, the reason is usually predictable — but not so at a wine tasting with a difference at the PE St George’s Club earlier this week. Here the...
Israel's meltdown over western recognition of Palestinian statehood reveals its deepest fears
Middle East Eye
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August 1, 2025
Now that France and Britain, both members of the United Nations Security Council and the G7, have indicated they are prepared to recognise the State of Palestine, the dam has burst. On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated his...
Israeli soldiers arrested at Tomorrowland, case referred to International Criminal Court
The Bulletin
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August 1, 2025
Two Israeli soldiers were arrested at the music festival Tomorrowland and Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office is referring the case to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for charges of war crimes. “The International Criminal Court is...
The Smashing Pumpkins announce historic India debut in October 2025 as part of their ‘Rock Invasion 2025’ Asia Tour
The Times of India
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Legendary alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins are finally headed to India. As part of their "Rock Invasion 2025" Asia Tour, the iconic group will make their highly anticipated India debut this October. Mark your calendars for October 11 at...
Two visions of Berlin pride: Club music at one event, mourning for Gaza at the other
Scroll.in
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There were two pride marches in Berlin on July 26. One, organised by CSD Berlin, a registered NGO, was supported by major brands and corporations. Trucks bearing corporate logos rolled through the streets. Brand slogans floated on flags,...
New videos of 2 Israeli hostages in Gaza raise concerns that they are facing starvation with no deal in sight
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York
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August 1, 2025
For the first time in months, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have released videos of Israeli hostages they have held since Oct. 7, 2023, pleading for their release. The videos of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David show the young men in dire...
How two families bridged Israel’s deep divides
Ynet
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August 2, 2025
“In the end, Hamas caused problems—but also brought us together,” say Eliyahu Libman and Yizhar Lifshitz with a touch of humor. Their friendship runs deep—well beyond the shared fate that has bound them since October 7. Together, they hope to send...
An Unconventional Warrior for Israel and Civilization
Townhall
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August 2, 2025
Not long after Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,200 Israelis and guest workers and kidnapped 250, my wife and I joined other Jewish National Fund volunteers in Israel, bearing witness to the atrocities at multiple locations, meeting survivors,...
Türkiye pledges to support Gabon’s digital govt, connectivity efforts
Biometric Update
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August 1, 2025
The Ambassador of Türkiye to Gabon, Can İncesu, recently had a discussion with the country’s Minister of Digital Economy, Digitization and Innovation, Mark Alexandre Doumba, to explore ways of strengthening digital cooperation between the two...