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Syria confirms Latakia fires not intentional and requests European assistance
Zaman Al Wsl
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July 8, 2025
Fires continued to rage for the sixth consecutive day on the Syrian coast, consuming vast areas of natural forests in the northern Latakia countryside. This is compounded by conditions that complicate firefighting operations, including terrain,...
Fujairah's new Dh843m Sheikh Khalifa Hospital to boost emirate's health sector
The National News
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A new flagship Dh843 million hospital primed to transform patient care in Fujairah has been hailed as one of the country's most advanced healthcare projects. The 222-bed Sheikh Khalifa Hospital was inaugurated by Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al...
Supreme Court sides with Tennessee attack on trans youth health care
Liberation News
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July 8, 2025
The Supreme Court recently ruled to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth under 18. What does this ruling mean for transgender health care services, and what does it mean for the movement against...
United States Lifts Comprehensive Sanctions on Syria, Export Controls Remain For Now
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
On June 30, 2025, the White House issued Executive Order 14312, Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions (the Syria EO), terminating U.S. comprehensive sanctions on Syria effective July 1, 2025. This action followed the issuance of General...
Allegheny Health Network appoints two leaders to key executive roles
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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New chief operating officer, chief quality officer added to core AHN c-suite team led by recently appointed president Mark Sevco PITTSBURGH, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) today announced the appointment of two...
DNA TV Show: How will US President Donald Trump benefit by lifting ban on Syria's Al-Shara?
DNA India
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After the coup of Syria's Russia-backed Al Assad government, the terrorist organisation Al Sham has taken over power in Syria. The world would have never thought that the Syrian terrorist organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which was a part of Al...
World Bank Predicts Modest Growth for Syria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Enab Baladi
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July 8, 2025
The World Bank stated that Syria’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by a modest 1% in 2025, following a contraction of 1.5% in 2024. In a statement released Monday, July 7, the World Bank noted that the easing of sanctions offers...
Evacuations in Syria's Latakia countryside as wildfires advance on homes
The National News
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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...
One year after strike on Okhmatdyt children's hospital: A scar on nation's conscience
Ukrinform
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The key perpetrator behind the attack has been named. Reconstruction has finally begun, though the process has been overshadowed by bureaucracy and complications around tenders. Exactly one year ago, on the morning of July 8, 2024, Russia launched...
Newsweek: "Shadow Fleet" Of Russian Tankers Is Plagued By A Mysterious "disease"
Charter 97
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6 illustrative photo Already five ships have sustained significant damage for unknown reasons. Putin's shadow tanker fleet has begun to suffer from a mysterious "disease" - explosions that have no explanation. Experts do not rule out that it is...
GUR Named One Of Those Responsible For Preparing A Strike On The Children's Hospital "Okhmatdet"
Charter 97
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13 It was disclosed that RF Maj. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, July 8, the anniversary of the Russian strike on the Okhmatdet National Children's Specialized Hospital in Kiev, released the details...
The Deadly Remnants of Syria’s War
New Lines Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Yousef Mohammed al-Ibrahim didn’t sense danger when, one day in April, he found a 23 mm shell on the outskirts of Raqqa, in northeastern Syria. Until then, it had been a quiet day for the 11-year-old boy as he peacefully grazed his grandfather’s...
St. Joseph Medical Center launches landmark residency program
KSHB - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, Missouri, including neighborhoods in the southern part of the city. Share your story idea with Megan. — St. Joseph Medical Center in south Kansas City, Missouri, has launched its first-ever...
Russian Major Linked to 2024 Missile Strike on Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt Hospital
Mezha
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July 8, 2025
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released information about a Russian military officer involved in the missile strike on the “Okhmatdyt” children’s hospital in Kyiv, which occurred on July 8 last year....
Israel expands its occupation in southern Syria
Sun Online International
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The Israeli military has established six new bases in Syria’s southern provinces of Quneitra and Daraa over the past three months, further expanding its presence in violation of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement after the collapse of the Bashar al...
On 1-year anniversary, Ukraine names Russian officer linked to deadly strike on Kyiv Okhmatdyt children's hospital
The Kyiv Independent
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July 8, 2025
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) identified Russian Armed Forces Major Denis Sheynov as allegedly involved in the July 2024 missile strike on Kyiv's Okhmatdyt children's hospital, HUR reported on July 8. The strike, which killed two adults...
One Year Later: Russian Officer Named in Okhmatdyt Hospital Missile Attack
Kyiv Post
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July 8, 2025
One of the individuals responsible for planning a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on July 8, 2024, including the attack on the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital, was Major Denis Alexeyevich Sheynov, head of the Special Engineering Service of the...
Ukrainian Intelligence Names Russian Officer Involved In Missile Strike On Okhmatdyt Hospital
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to a military intelligence source who spoke to Ukrinform, Sheynov was responsible for organizing the technical preparation of Kh-101 air-launched cruise missiles for use by Russian strategic bombers. Sheynov was born...
Ukrainian intelligence identifies Russian officer responsible for missile strike on Ohmatdyt children’s hospital
Ukrinform
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July 8, 2025
One of those responsible for preparing the massive missile strike on Ukraine on July 8, 2024, including the attack on the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, was Major Denys Oleksiyovych Sheynov, head of the Special Engineering Service of the 121st...
Mar Aprem Metropolitan, Chaldean Syrian Church Archbishop, passes away at 85
The Hindu
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July 7, 2025
Mar Aprem Metropolitan | Photo Credit: special arrangement Mar Aprem Metropolitan, the Archbishop of the Chaldean Syrian Church of the East, passed away on Monday (July 7, 2025). He was 85. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in...