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Disneyland Abu Dhabi: A New Era for Theme Parks in the Middle East
Times News Global
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August 20, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Walt Disney Company is set to open its newest theme park in Abu Dhabi, making it the first Disney resort in the Middle East. The announcement, made by CEO Bob Iger in May 2025, is expected to bolster the...
World Humanitarian Day underscores urgency of ending conflicts in Middle East
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 09:15, August 20, 2025 CAIRO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- World Humanitarian Day began as a tribute, but today it is a solemn reminder of the human capacity for cruelty and atrocity still widely evident in the Middle East. From Gaza to Sudan,...
Boluarte enacts amnesty law in Peru despite strong criticism from human rights groups
Latin America Reports
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August 19, 2025
Lima, Peru – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte enacted on August 13 a controversial law which grants amnesty to police, military personnel, and members of self-defense committees accused or convicted of crimes committed during the country’s...
The Israeli Human Rights Group Urging the World to Confront Genocide
Sojourners - Washington D.C.
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August 19, 2025
This interview is part of The Reconstruct, a weekly newsletter from Sojourners. In a world where so much needs to change, Mitchell Atencio and Josiah R. Daniels interview people who have faith in a new future and are working toward repair....
Carney’s patterns discouraging on human rights front
Winnipeg Free Press
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August 19, 2025
Opinion In his outstanding book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, author Omar El Akkad criticizes Western governments for their limp and immoral response to the deaths of thousands of innocent children in Gaza. He essentially...
Big-Ticket Events Set The Stage For Tourism Growth In The Middle East
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) 'Big-ticket' events are playing a pivotal role in driving international tourism and accelerating economic growth, experts say. In the GCC alone, the event and exhibition market is expected to reach $827 million by 2029,...
Rick Scott addresses U.S.-Japan alliance and Middle East concerns in new posts
Duval Times - Florida
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August 19, 2025
Senator Rick Scott posted a series of statements on August 19, 2025, addressing issues related to U.S. foreign policy and human rights concerns in the Middle East and Asia.In his first post of the day, Scott highlighted diplomatic relations...
Israeli art spaces and workers join nationwide strike and protests, calling for hostage deal and end to war in Gaza
The Art Newspaper
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August 19, 2025
A nationwide day of protests and labour strikes, in solidarity with the families of the 50 hostages held in Hamas captivity since 7 October 2023 and as part of a call to stop the war that erupted since, took place across Israel on 17 August....
Iran Update, August 19, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Arab films screening at this year's Toronto Film Festival
The National News
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The Toronto International Film Festival, returning for its 50th edition next month, is an important platform for films from the Middle East, offering space for emerging and established Arab filmmakers. Running from September 4 to 14 this year, the...
Israel-Australia diplomatic rift deepens as Netanyahu criticises Albanese
The Jewish News
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August 19, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as “a weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews”, in comments which seem likely to further deepen a serious diplomatic rift...
Israel to review ceasefire truce agreed to by Hamas
Azzet
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August 19, 2025
Israel is set to deliver its response to international mediators on Friday about a new Gaza ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas. This comes as there is mounting pressure for a truce in the war following the death of more than 62,000 Palestinians and...
Israel Approves Gaza City Occupation Plan Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
The Organization for World Peace
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August 19, 2025
Israel’s security cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza City, a decision that significantly escalates the nearly two-year war. The phased offensive, set to begin by October 7, the anniversary of Hamas’s 2023...
Israeli ambassador to the Holy See accuses Vatican newspaper of anti-Semitism
Zenit
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August 20, 2025
(ZENIT News / Rome, 08.19.2025).- A diplomatic storm has erupted in Rome in the middle of August, a period when Vatican affairs usually retreat into silence. At the heart of the dispute is an extraordinary charge made—indirectly but...
Israel under pressure to respond to ceasefire proposal as strikes on Gaza continue
Euronews
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August 20, 2025
Published on 20/08/2025 - 5:55 GMT+2 As strikes on Gaza continue, Israel says it is studying Hamas' response to a ceasefire proposal but has so far not yet weighed in with a response of its own. Spokesperson for Qatar's Foreign Ministry Majid...
Israel’s Netanyahu blames France’s Macron for ‘fuelling’ anti-Semitism
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 20, 2025
A diplomatic row between Israel and Paris has broken out after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling “the anti-Semitic fire” in France by planning to recognise Palestinian statehood....
Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out at France’s Macron, Australian PM Albanese
Yahoo News
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A diplomatic row between Israel and Paris has broken out after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling “the anti-Semitic fire” in France by planning to recognise Palestinian statehood....
Israeli Amb. Leiter to Newsmax: Macron’s Recognition of Palestine Fuels Hamas
KBOI - Idaho
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August 20, 2025
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Leiter accused French President Emmanuel Macron on Newsmax on Tuesday of embracing “a shattered morality” by supporting the recognition of a Palestinian state, warning that such a move emboldens...
Afghanistan: At Least 71 Killed In Fiery Bus Accident In Herat Province | Video
Times Now
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August 19, 2025
Photo : Twitter A devastating traffic accident in Afghanistan’s western Herat province claimed the lives of at least 71 people, including 17 children, on Tuesday night. The tragedy unfolded when a passenger bus carrying recently deported Afghan...
History Revisited: Who Was Tutankhamun? The Boy King Of Egypt
Times Now
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August 20, 2025
In Photos: Tutankhamun's golden funerary mask at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, which became the symbol of Ancient Egypt (Wikimedia Commons); Tutankhamun and his queen, Ankhesenamun (Wikimedia Commons) Tutankhamun, without a question, is the...