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Middle East and Africa Flooring Market Forecast Report 2025-2031: Growing Investments in Commercial Construction Sector and Increasing Focus on Using Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Products - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Business Wire · June 10, 2025

The "Middle East and Africa Flooring Market Size and Forecast, Global and Regional Share, Trend, and Growth Opportunity Analysis Report Coverage: By Product Type, Type, Application, and Country" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's...

NUJ condemns arrest of journalists Yanis Mhamdi and Omar Faiad by Israeli authorities

National Union of Journalists · June 10, 2025

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the Israeli army's arrest of journalists Yanis Mhamdi and Omar Faiad. The French journalists Yanis Mhamdi and Omar Faiad were aboard...

Minister Roland Lamola: Launch of South Africa-Finland Youth Peace Mediators Programme

South African Government · June 10, 2025

Programme Director, Ambassador Dlomo, Honourable Minister Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ambassador Pekka Metso, Embassy of Finland, Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Director General of DIRCO, Mr Dangor,...

Minister John Steenhuisen: TMR Conference

South African Government · June 9, 2025

"The South African Road to Food Security for the Dairy and Red Meat Industry and Product Exports" Chairperson, industry leaders, producers, exporters, government colleagues, honoured guests, Thank you for the invitation to open this important...

[Latest] Global Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Market Size/Share Worth USD 6,976.42 Million by 2034 at a 37.1% CAGR: Custom Market Insights (Analysis, Outlook, Leaders, Report, Trends, Forecast, Segmentation, Growth Rate, Value, SWOT)

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · June 10, 2025

Austin, TX, USA, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Custom Market Insights has published a new research report titled “Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Market Size, Trends and Insights By Type (Lattice-Based Cryptography, Code-Based Cryptography,...

President Trump’s Middle East Trip Drives Record Week for Commerce Department’s Commercial Advocacy and Diplomacy Programs

International Trade Administration - Washington D.C. · June 6, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 6, 2025 Contact: Office of Public Affairs Email: publicaffairs@trade.gov Phone: 202-482-3809 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that its commercial advocacy program—and broader...

Turkish Lawmakers Re-Elect Numan Kurtulmus as Speaker of Parliament

MENAFN · June 4, 2025

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Turkish lawmakers reinstated Numan Kurtulmus, a prominent figure from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), as the speaker of parliament. Representing Istanbul, Kurtulmus secured a decisive victory in the third round...

Egyptian President Calls for Middle East Nuclear-Free Zone

MENAFN · June 3, 2025

(MENAFN) On Monday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi underscored the urgent need to create a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, according to an official statement from the Egyptian presidency. This declaration came during a Cairo meeting...

ACCO Brands Announces Leadership Changes

Business Wire · June 10, 2025

ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO) -- the leader in branded consumer and office products -- announced changes to its senior executive leadership team, in connection with the multi-year restructuring and cost savings program initiated last year....

Inventiva Announces the Appointment of Renée Aguiar-Lucander to its Board of Directors

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · June 10, 2025

Daix (France), New York City (New York, United States), June 10, 2025 – Inventiva (Euronext Paris and Nasdaq: IVA) (“Inventiva” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral therapies for the...

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Iraq’s Election Law amendments face challenges after parliamentary recess

Shafaq News ·

2025-06-10T14:03:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Efforts to amend Iraq’s election law are encountering significant obstacles following the end of the legislative recess, according to Jawad Al-Yassari, Deputy Head of the...

The New Balance of Power in the Middle East

Foreign Affairs · June 10, 2025

During his visit to the Middle East in May, U.S. President Donald Trump did several things that few would have predicted months or even weeks earlier. One was his surprise meeting with Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Shara, and the subsequent lifting...

US sending 20,000 Ukraine-bound anti-drone missiles to Middle East, Zelenskyy says

Euromaidan Press · June 10, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US is diverting 20,000 missiles previously promised to Ukraine toward the Middle East, a move he warns will increase casualties as Russia intensifies its aerial attacks. This comes as US President...

Turkmenistan is committed to expanding cooperation with US business structures

Turkmenportal ·

Yesterday, Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the executive director of the “Turkmenistan-USA” Business Council, Eric Stewart. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the trade and economic...

Iran, Japan FMs highlight need for diplomatic solutions on nuclear issue

Tehran Times · June 10, 2025

TEHRAN – In a phone conversation on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Japanese counterpart Takeo Iwaya discussed a range of bilateral, regional, and international issues, with a strong focus on nuclear diplomacy and...

Israeli Attack On Gaza Aid Flotilla Is State Piracy, Genocidal Violence — New Zealand’s Silence Is Complicity – Thyme4Action

The Daily Blog · June 10, 2025

Today, in a staggering act of violence and defiance of international law, the Israeli military attacked and boarded the Madleen, a humanitarian flotilla attempting to deliver food and medical aid to the people of Gaza. The vessel was in...

Iran’s only nuclear plant back on line after refueling

Press TV ·

Iran’s only nuclear power plant is back on line after an annual upgrade and maintenance program and amid the country’s efforts to increase electricity generation ahead of the hot summer months. The head of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP),...

Israel Strikes Hodeidah Port, Threatens Naval, Air Blockade in Latest Moves Against Yemen’s Houthis

Algemeiner Journal · June 10, 2025

Israel stepped up pressure on Yemen’s Houthis on Tuesday, deploying its navy to hit targets in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah and threatening the Iran-backed movement with a naval and air blockade if attacks on Israel persist. Houthi-run Al Masirah...

Israeli soldiers brazenly kill Palestinian who held hands in air

The National News ·

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man after he approached them with his hands in the air during a raid in the old quarter of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The man, who was not identified, was one of what the Israeli army said...

Israel’s navy hits Houthis in Yemen in 'unique' strike after Trump promises end to US ops

Fox News ·

Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Doran explains what needs to change with American policy in the Middle East if Israel is to be protected on 'Life, Liberty & Levin.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Israeli navy on Tuesday...