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Forbes Middle East Features Hadi Zaarour, CEO of ZX Capital Markets (ZXCM Group): Building Trust in an Industry of Illusions
Source: ZX Capital Markets (ZXCM) (EZ Newswire) LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Forbes Middle East has published an exclusive feature on Hadi Zaarour, founder and CEO of ZX Capital Markets (ZXCM) and executive head of ZXCM Group Holding, spotlighting his...

Driven by innovation, Salix Fruits gears up for market expansion to Asia and the Middle East
With 15 years in the industry, Philadelphia-based fresh produce import and export company Salix Fruits has a strong foothold in its home turf, as well as growers in 18 countries and customers worldwide. However, the company is looking beyond the...
Israel must be excluded from Eurovision and all Sporting codes
Hamas says it’s ready to free Israeli hostages under Donald Trump’s ceasefire proposal Despite agreeing, Trump and Israel will reject this. This is being done on purpose so that Netanyahu and Trump can both pretend to have offered up a place deal...

Egyptian capital market developments: regulatory reforms and financing innovation
Egypt’s capital markets have entered a period of structural transformation, driven by coordinated regulatory reform and the state’s push to deepen non-banking financial activity. The renewed interest in developing Egypt’s capital markets stems not...

Iranian activist among Gaza flotilla participants detained by Israel
Renaz Ebrahimi, 34, holds Finnish citizenship - one of the many nationalities represented on board the so-called Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes participants from various countries including Spain, Italy, Turkey and Malaysia. In a video...

Turkish court keeps veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı in jail
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı to remain in jail more than 100 days after his arrest on charges of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the BirGün daily reported. Appearing in court for the first time...
Israeli Occupation Navy Intercepts Final Ship of Global Freedom Flotilla Bound for Gaza
The Israeli navy intercepted on Friday the Marianne, the last remaining vessel in the Global Freedom Flotilla, which was carrying food and medical aid en route to the besieged Gaza Strip. The move comes as Israeli media reported that Zionist...

Iraq Restarts Northern Oil Exports Through Ceyhan After 2.5-Year Freeze
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Washington has greenlit intelligence support for Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, in a package deal that includes intel on refineries, pipelines, and power plants deep inside Russia, not just on...

Israeli assault on Gaza aid flotilla triggers protests in Bangladesh
Release of flotilla activists demanded Staff Correspondent 03 October, 2025, 22:29 Clockwise from top left, Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad, an alliance of national trade unions, the Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami...
Israel intercepts final Gaza flotilla boat as far-right minister mocks detained activists
Israeli forces on Friday intercepted the last remaining boat of an international flotilla that attempted to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of war-torn Gaza, while protests against the operation spread worldwide. The vessel, named Marinette, was...

Liberty and justice for Iran, not war, not sanctions
AMID the continuing disorienting cacophony of war in the Middle East, and the horrific toll being exacted upon the Palestinian people in particular, while the international community and its representative organisations look on, unable or...

BlueAware by Zero Waste Foundation: Türkiye’s Global Marine Awareness Campaign at Climate Week NYC
Hosted under the honorary leadership of H.E. Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, First Lady of Türkiye, and presented by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye and the Zero Waste Foundation, the launch featured...

As Trump works to crush climate efforts, San Antonio projects persevere at the grassroots
Community advocates pushing to end policies of electric and gas disconnections in San Antonio, Texas. Efforts across the climate movement are increasingly leaning into principles of mutual aid and self-reliance, even when they partner with local...

Wave of anger & widespread international condemnation of Israeli entity's piracy against Steadfastness Flotilla
Wave of anger & widespread international condemnation of Israeli entity's piracy against Steadfastness Flotilla Sana'a - Saba - The early hours of last night and today, Thursday, witnessed a wave of widespread Palestinian and international anger...

Israel claims no aid was found aboard Gaza-bound flotilla
Israeli police spokesman Dean Elsdunne said the revelation showed the flotilla was about "social media," not helping Palestinians. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel said the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was carrying plenty of...

Local Climate Projects Persevere Despite Trump’s Effort to Crush Movement
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Standing before the United Nations last week, U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed long-held...

Israel intercepts final Gaza-bound aid boat
The organizers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla said on Friday that Israel intercepted its last remaining boat, after earlier interceptions of fellow vessels sparked international protests. “Marinette, the last remaining boat of the Global Sumud...

Iraq’s Amerli reservoir dries up: Worst drought in a century
2025-10-03T14:10:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Saladin Amerli in Saladin, northern Iraq, is suffering its worst drought in over 100 years after the district’s only reservoir dried up, leaving dozens of villages without...

Al-Sharaa establishes the Syrian Petroleum Company
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, during the transitional phase, issued Decree No. 189 of 2025 establishing the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), headquartered in Damascus. According to the decree, published by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency...

Report on human rights violations against Kurdish civilians in Iran in September
In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish citizens in different regions and cities across Iran. The latest report includes all...