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UN-Backed Return of Syrian Refugees from Lebanon Begins Amid Incentives and Lingering Fears
Watan-Lebanon is preparing to repatriate thousands of Syrian refugees this week under a UN-supported plan that offers financial incentives and logistical aid for returnees. This marks the first mass return program since the ouster of President...

Israeli strikes on Gaza claim at least 95 lives in past day
Palestinians inspect the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, in Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, July 8, 2025 (Ramadan Abed/ Reuters) At least 95 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli...

Supreme Court Backs Parental Rights Over School LGBTQ Books and Classes
This composite image is an AI-generated representation based on the covers of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen, Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack, and Pride Puppy! by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin. In a landmark 6-3 decision on June...

Jewish Democrats in Congress raise concerns about Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel positions
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, speaks during a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) By Grace Gilson July 9, 2025 (JTA) —...

To study in the U.S., international students scrub their accounts
Students walking in Harvard Yard. PHOTO: Grace DuVal @news.harvard.edu Students from around the world who hope to study in the United States are winding down much of their online activity, unfollowing celebrities and politicians, asking friends...

YouTube blocks trailers of film telling stories of asylum seekers fleeing Turkey after gov’t complaint
YouTube has blocked all three promotional trailers in Turkey for “Exodus,” a movie focusing on the stories of a group of people forced to flee Turkey to seek asylum in Europe, at the Turkish government’s request, Turkish Minute reported, citing...

After Iran's war with Israel, questions return about Khamenei's potential successors
In the aftermath of the 12-day war in June between Israel and Iran, questions have arisen about Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He is 86 years old and was a potential Israeli target during the conflict, leading to speculation about...

America's Largest Teachers Union Just Severed Ties With the Anti-Defamation League
The National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in America, voted to cut all ties with the Anti-Defamation League in a blatant display of their anti-Israel sentiment. NEA has over 3 million members. The proposal was approved...

Trump's DHS Formally Subpoenas Harvard Over Alleged Criminality and Misconduct by Foreign Students
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. In this episode of "The No-Longer Hallowed Halls of Academia"... "We have to do things the hard way." Those were the words of...

Amazon Payment Services Partners with Tamara to Offer Seamless Split Payments for Merchants in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
(MENAFN- Gambit Communications HQ) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 9th, 2025 – Amazon Payment Services, the regional leader in digital payments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has a’ded Tamara, the GCC’s leading Buy Now, Pay Later...

ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of dozens detained over alleged Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 117 individuals who were held in pretrial detention in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016 on charges of membership in the faith-based Gülen movement,...

GU, Hebrew University Partner for Cancer Research Initiative
Georgetown University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an Israeli public research institution, announced a joint cancer research initiative to support international collaboration June 30. The partnership — between Georgetown’s Lombardi...
Orlando Pirates' Monnapule Saleng set for Orbit College loan to revive career after challenging season
Orlando Pirates star Monnapule Saleng is set to join newly promoted Orbit FC on loan in order to help him rediscover the form that made him one of the best players in the country. According to reports, the deal is done, and the player will return...

Middle East tech figures hit out at Shaun Maguire over 'appalling' Mamdani post
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...

Trump administration to subpoena Harvard for info on foreign students
Washington — The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will be sending administrative subpoenas to Harvard University for information about its foreign students, the latest escalation in its ongoing battle with the Ivy League school. The...

Israeli report accuses Hamas of sexual violence, urges action
A group of demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Embassy building to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 07, 2025. [Getty] Israeli researchers released a report on Tuesday detailing...

Harvard Is in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Law, Trump Admin Finds, Putting School's Accreditation Status at Risk
Harvard (Edited from Scott Eisen and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Trump administration told Harvard University’s accreditor that the Ivy League school failed to protect Jewish students, a violation of civil rights laws, putting its status at...

Opinion | The B-2 Gamble: How Israel is Rewriting Middle East Power Politics
The Middle East has long been a region where contradictions fuel conflict. It is a place where terrorism morphs into political authority with both regional and international consent. It is a battlefield for nuclear brinkmanship, where occupying...

Iranian mother freed from ICE after GOP Majority Leader steps in
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) delivers remarks during an enrollment ceremony for H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. [Getty] An Iranian mother detained by U.S....

College group Zohran Mamdani co-founded welcomed radical speaker who later blamed US for 9/11 attacks: ‘Made its bed’
Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani co-founded a college club that invited a radical speaker who called Israel a bigger terror threat than Hamas – and boasted he was greatly influenced by a Palestinian leader nicknamed the “godfather of...