Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Evacuations in Syria's Latakia countryside as wildfires advance on homes
The National News
·
Syrian firefighters were evacuating people from their homes in the Latakia countryside on Tuesday as wildfires advanced "dangerously close" to populated areas. The forest fires have been burning since last Wednesday across coastal regions that are...
Top 10 Christian Books to Pack in Your Beach Bag This Summer
Crosswalk
·
July 8, 2025
The shift to the free-spirited days of summertime from the rigid school year is typically a welcome change. Pool parties, cookouts, road trips with friends, and special community events at home make the season special. Summertime can also be crazy...
Chris Hedges Report: How ‘Paradise Lost’ Revolutionized the World
Consortium News
·
July 8, 2025
Orlando Reade discusses the influence of John Milton’s 17th century epic poem on revolutionary thinkers and grapples with the moral gray area that exists in revolutions. Illustration of Paradise Lost by Gustave Doré. (Wikimedia Commons) By Chris...
Knicks hire Mike Brown as next head coach
Sportsnet
·
July 7, 2025
After a series of swings and misses, the New York Knicks have finally landed their next head coach. The Knicks have hired former Sacramento Kings coach and two-time coach of the year Mike Brown to be their next bench boss, the team announced...
Mayada El Hennawy to Perform Live at 39th Jerash Festival on July 27
Sada Elbalad
·
July 7, 2025
Mon 07 Jul 2025 | 08:22 AM Iconic Syrian singer, Mayada El Hennawy, will perform live at the 39th edition of the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts on July 27. Under the patronage of Jordan's King Abdullah II, the 39th edition is scheduled to...
Pakistani Startup Ships Prosthetics to Gaza's Children
Medscape
·
July 7, 2025
KARACHI (Reuters) -As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took...
Where are the peacemakers in the holy land?
Otago Daily Times
·
July 7, 2025
Will the war-torn holy land ever be peaceful again? Joss Miller asks. In 1982, my wife Dawn and I spent a couple of weeks travelling around Israel. We were keen to get a sense of this country, whose inception as a state in 1948 was relatively...
Knicks hire Brown, two-time NBA Coach of the Year
News Tribune - Missouri
·
July 8, 2025
NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks liked Mike Brown’s experience with championship teams, after he worked for four of them. That sounds good to a franchise that’s been stuck on two titles for more than 50 years but believes its time to win another is...
Ranking all 32 NFL teams based on WR, RB and TE talent: Who's No. 1? Who's No. 32?
ESPN U.S.
·
It's playmaker rankings time. Each summer, I run through the NFL and sort each team's rushers and pass catchers to see which teams have given their quarterback the best playmakers at running back, wide receiver and tight end heading into the...
Pakistani startup ships prosthetics to Gaza war child survivors
The Times of Israel
·
July 7, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan — As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took...
PKK set to destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony this week
The National News
·
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will begin the process of disarming with a ceremony this week at which it will burn weapons instead of handing them over to authorities, sources have told The National. The PKK, which has waged an insurgency in...
Startup from Karachi ships prosthetic limbs to Gaza’s youngest victims
The Express Tribune
·
July 7, 2025
Listen to article As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took...
From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup enlivens Palestinian child amputees with prosthetics
Gulf Today
·
July 7, 2025
As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took her arm a year ago....
Pakistani startup delivers prosthetics to Gaza’s child amputees
News.Az
·
Eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni pedaled a bicycle through her Jordanian refugee camp for the first time in a year, thanks to a new prosthetic arm. The device, delivered by Pakistani startup Bioniks, marks a breakthrough in providing life-changing...
Middle East tech figures criticise Shaun Maguire over 'appalling' Mamdani 'Islamist agenda' comments
The National News
·
A growing list of start-up founders are circulating an open letter to Sequoia Capital urging the prominent venture capital firm to take action against one of its partners, Shaun Maguire. The letter, which had more than 520 digital signatories as...
Dinar demand rises amid increase in expatriate remittances
Ammon News
·
July 7, 2025
Ammon News - Secretary-general of the Jordanian Money Exchange Association, Alaa Deranieh, affirmed a strong demand for the Jordanian dinar driven by increased remittances from expatriates working abroad. Deranieh pointed out that the Jordanian...
Did Diogo Jota's Children Attend His Funeral? Bishop Delivers Emotional Message to Family
International Business Times - United Kingdom
·
July 6, 2025
The football world gathered in grief on Saturday as family, friends and fans attended the funeral of Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, in Gondomar, Portugal. Jota, 28, and Andre, 25, tragically died in a car crash last...
world From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup ships prosthetics to child war survivors
Asiaone
·
July 7, 2025
KARACHI — As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took her arm a...
Voices from exile: ‘Do you know the Palestinian map? See, it is in my veins’
Scroll.in
·
July 6, 2025
In May, I visited Jordan to meet family friends and see the elaborate rock-cut tombs of Petra. Soon after Israel’s war on Gaza began in 2023, Jordan’s capital of Amman had grown desolate, with tourism only sputtering back to life nearly two years...
Pakistani startup ships prosthetics to child war survivors
BDNews24
·
As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took her arm a year ago....