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Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that later this week he will convene his cabinet meeting and provide formal directives to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) regarding Israel’s three war objectives: defeat of Hamas, release of hostages held captive, and stopping Gaza from becoming future threats to Israel. (turn0search0search1) (turn0search1) Netanyahu made his remarks during the weekly...

At an impressive business outreach initiative, a high-level Iranian delegation invited Pakistani entrepreneurs to explore investment opportunities in Iran’s rapidly developing free trade zones – Kish and Chabahar among them – during President Masoud Pezeshkian’s state visit to Pakistan. Led by Reza Masrour from Iran’s Supreme Council of Free Trade-Industrial and Special Economic Zones, this...

Date of Creation: August 2, 2025Location: Tehran/LahoreOn Saturday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian made clear his aim of increasing bilateral trade between Iran and Pakistan to $10 billion annually during his inaugural official visit to Pakistan as president. Throughout this visit he stressed the significance of economic partnership through Eghtesad Online (+15%), Tasnim News (+15), PressTV...

Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley on Monday, raising tensions in an already volatile region tense over ceasefire violations. Lebanese officials reported that these strikes hit Mahmoudiyah, Al-Jarmaq, Brital heights Hermel Khreibeh some distance away from Israel’s border zone shared between both nations. IRNA English/ The NationalScope...

Washington D.C. — The Senate overwhelmingly defeated two resolutions designed to stop exports of offensive weapons to Israel amid rising concern within the Democratic Party over Israel’s military operations in Gaza and an ever worsening humanitarian crisis. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont led two privileged joint resolutions–S.J. Res 34 and 41–to stop an estimated $675.7...

Peru’s National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) issued a public alert warning that waves exceeding 7 feet (over 2 meters) could wreak havoc along the Pacific coastline over the next 24 to 48 hours, prompting residents and visitors in coastal regions to exercise caution and use extreme care. Peru was issued this alert following a powerful...

Islamabad – July 29 2025Two Chinese firms have submitted formal applications to Pakistan’s Ministry of National Food Security & Research seeking licences to operate slaughterhouses and export donkey meat, bones and byproducts back to China for export – marking their legal bid towards creating an approved donkey meat supply chain in Pakistan for the first...

JERUSALEM/GAZA — July 28-2025The United Nations issued an indicting assessment: the humanitarian aid Israel allows into Gaza is only a “drop in the ocean”, given their hunger emergency situation and civilian needs. Following international pressure and criticism, Israel instituted daily tactical pauses from approximately 10 am to 8 pm in its military operations to enable...

President Asif Ali Zardari bestowed Pakistan’s Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) honour upon General Michael E. Kurilla, commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM). A grand investiture ceremony took place on July 26 in Islamabad for this ceremony ([turn0search1], [turn0search3], turn0search5). General Kurilla received this accolade – typically given only to distinguished figures in military and civil service...

Gaza City, July 26, 2025 — Desperation permeates Gaza City as families grapple with an immediate food supply issue: hunger. With their daily lives becoming ever more difficult as food stocks run dry, residents describe an impossible existence where even one crumb of bread becomes hard to come by. “Every morning we wake up hoping...