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Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
Lancaster Farming - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
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Houthis make new threats against Israel-linked shipping
FreightWaves
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July 28, 2025
Houthi rebels issued a new, broader threat against shipping companies with links to Israel. The Yemen-based militia in a statement Sunday said its escalation “includes targeting all ships belonging to any company dealing with Israeli ports,...
EU sanctions: how will the latest package of measures against Russia affect shipping?
Lloyd's List
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THE latest package of sanctions measures unveiled by the EU on Friday contains several significant shifts in sanctions policy that will both directly and indirectly affect shipping markets. Adding another 105 vessels, alongside 14 individuals and...
Nadine Labaki and Mo Amer to speak at Arabic Creative Industries Congress
The National News
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Palestinian-American actor and comedian Mo Amer and Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki will participate in this year’s International Congress of Arabic & Creative Industries, taking place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on September 14 and 15. They...
EU Sanctions Operator of the Comoros and Gabon Flag Registries
The Maritime Executive
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The European Union and the UK have sanctioned a UAE-based company that operates two different flag registries used by the Russian "shadow fleet," the flags of Gabon and Comoros. Whether or not the designation affects the operations of anonymous,...
EU and UK sanction UAE-based operator of the Gabon and Comoros flags
Splash 247
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July 21, 2025
The European Union and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Intershipping Services, a UAE-based company that operates the flag registries of Gabon and Comoros, both of which have played a central role in supporting the opaque tanker network...
Greek Shipping Companies Controlled by Lentoudis and Perogiannakis Linked to Sanctioned Iranian Oil Smuggling Network led by Salim Ahmed Said of Al-Iraqia Shipping Services & Oil Trading FZE (AISSOT)
To Vima
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July 16, 2025
Said controls UAE-based company VS Tankers FZE (VS Tankers), despite avoiding formal association with the company. Formerly known as Al-Iraqia Shipping Services & Oil Trading FZE (AISSOT), VS Tankers has smuggled oil for the benefit of the Iranian...
Comorian President Hails Ethiopia’s Pivotal Diplomatic Legacy, Progressive Dev’t Trajectory on Africa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 8, 2025 (ENA)—President Azali Assoumani of Comoros has recognized Ethiopia’s pivotal diplomatic legacy on the African continent and commended its ongoing strides in inclusive and sector-wide development. Over the weekend,...
Inside Lindsay Lohan’s Dubai home filled with upcycled furniture and local brands
The National News
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“Photographs are gold. They carry so many beautiful memories and it makes me happy to see them in my home every day,” Lindsay Lohan says when I ask which, among all the rather funky artworks that fill her Dubai villa, are her favourite pieces....
Tanzania – Comoros ties enhance medical tourism
Daily News Tanzania
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July 12, 2025
DODOMA: TANZANIA’S drive to position itself as a regional hub for medical tourism is gaining traction, with over 470 patients from Comoros seeking specialised and super-specialised healthcare services in the country following a medical camp held...
UAE stays course on five million barrels production capacity plan by 2027
The National News
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The UAE said on Thursday it was committed to staying the course on its plan to be able to produce five million barrels per day by 2027. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure re-established its commitment to the goal on Thursday, according to...
Comorian entrepreneur brings island fragrance to China
Global Times
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Abdallah Daniel Abdallah talks with a visitor at the 2025 (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Zhao) Abdallah Daniel Abdallah talks with...
Dubai airport tests new screening tools to keep liquids and laptops in bags
The National News
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Removing liquids exceeding 100 millimetres and laptops from hand luggage at Dubai International Airport may soon become a thing of the past amid trials of new technology for faster security checks. DXB is testing new screening equipment and...
Samia restates economic message as Comoros marks 50 years of independence
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has renewed her call for Africa to shift its focus from political liberation to full economic independence, telling Comorians that true sovereignty can only be achieved when African nations build...
Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years
Visual Capitalist
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July 29, 2025
Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways There are...
Lamborghini Temerario review: Raging bull finds its voice once again
The National News
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The air at Portugal’s Estoril Circuit has often been thick with anticipation thanks to its Formula One legacy but the buzz on this drizzly summer morning was palpable by any standard. That’s often the case with a new Lamborghini, a marque that’s...
World Bank Group Appoints New Division Director For Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros And Seychelles
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The World Bank Group has appointed Fily Sissoko as the new Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, effective today. He succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who held the position for the...
Recipients of 2025-26 UAE mental health journalism fellowships announced
The National News
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Nour Ibrahim, a social media journalist at The National, and Ghenwa Yehia, a regular contributor to Khaleej Times wknd magazine, have been awarded Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism in the UAE. The fellowship programme seeks...
Pan-African Women’s Network Launches to Drive AfCFTA Trade
News Ghana
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July 29, 2025
102 business associations unite under new continental body The Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa (CONWOBAA) officially launched in Johannesburg, uniting 102 women-led business groups from six African regions to...
Why solving Iraq's gas problem is crucial for its economy and environment
The National News
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It was a week of good, bad and ambiguous news for Iraq’s natural gas industry. What stood out is the fact that solving its gas problem is the single most feasible and effective thing the government could do for its economy, environment and quality...