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Universities urged to boost research-based entrepreneurial growth
Cirebon, Jawa Barat (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Helvi Yuni Moraza has urged universities in Cirebon, West Java, to play a more active role in producing competitive and research-based entrepreneurs....

Nigeria-BRICS trade surges to N5.4tn amid Trump’s fresh tariff threat
Nigeria’s trade with BRICS countries jumped to N5.41tn in the first quarter of 2025, more than three times higher than the N1.54tn recorded from exports to the United States, The PUNCH reports. This was according to an analysis of data from the...

Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria
The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs)...

CIDAN Market Research for the WE 3-07-2025
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS Q1, 2025 Real GDP Growth 5.3% Average Real GDP Growth for 2025 5.3% 2025 Projected Real GDP Growth 4.0% BoG Policy Rate 28.0% Weekly Interbank Interest Rate 27.02% Inflation for June 2025 13.7% End Period Inflation Target...

Did Pakistan Help the US Bomb Iran?
In the wake of the United States’ aerial bombardment of Iran’s enrichment facilities on June 22, 2025, Pakistan’s foreign policy entered a zone of acute dissonance between public solidarity and private pragmatism. The Pakistani government’s...

Israel counts high cost of Iran war as censorship masks full damage
With the war now over, media reports are beginning to reveal the full extent of the destruction caused by Iranian missiles on Israel during the war last month. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "historic victory" after US...

Israel Refines Arrow Air Defense System After Every Iranian Attack: IAI Chief
Israel’s homegrown Arrow ballistic missile shield has been receiving improvements with each deployment in the country’s conflict with Iran, according to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI CEO Boaz Levy explained in an interview with Business...

Israeli, US threats against Iran push it towards creating nuclear weapons — expert
MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Israeli and US aggressive actions towards Iran’s nuclear program may prompt Tehran to consider developing nuclear weapons as a deterrence against external threats, Iranian studies expert, researcher at the Institute of...

The Window for Sanctioning Iran Is Closing
Israel and the United States did Europe and the civilized world a massive favor by striking Iran’s nuclear program and much of the regime’s ballistic missile production facilities. Iran’s missiles and drones have already helped slaughter European...

India Inc records fewer big-ticket deals in Q2 at USD 17 bn, Banking and PE hold momentum
By Siddhi Nawar India Inc. experienced a subdued dealmaking environment in Q2 2025, registering 582 transactions (including IPOs and QIPs) worth USD 17 billion, according to Grant Thornton Bharat’s Dealtracker report. Excluding public market...

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is set to return: What Tulsi Virani can learn from Smriti Irani
Jul 9, 2025 17:13 IST First published on: Jul 9, 2025 at 16:59 IST My grandmother was not exactly the target audience for soap operas. She retired from BSNL after working all her life, raised three children, managed her finances, and held her own...

MFA: Remarks made by the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia are nothing more than hypocrisy
"The allegations made by Mehdi Sobhani, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia, regarding the outcome document of the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), held in the city of Khankendi, is...

Trump targeted by Iranian death fatwas as watchdog group demands immediate sanctions response
Counterterrorism expert Jonathan Gilliam said Iranian sleeper cells might be hiding "in plain sight" as Iran has issued threats against America. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX - A new report by United Against Nuclear Iran...

Stephanie Ruhle: 'The world's biggest financial institutions do not believe the president on trade policy'
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Stephanie Ruhle: 'The world's biggest financial institutions do not believe the president on trade policy' 07:06 UP NEXT 'Extremely difficult, if not...

As Iran expels Afghan refugees, many women again face 'no prospect of a free life'
At the Islam Qala border town between Iran and Afghanistan, busloads of people are arriving. They are Afghan refugees, who, since being told by Iranian authorities in late May to leave or face arrest, have crossed the border in their millions....

Sea of Oman water reaches Iran’s Isfahan
Mehdi Jamalinejad announced on Tuesday that the 800-kilometer pipeline network, which carries desalinated water from the Sea of Oman in southeastern Iran to industrial customers in Isfahan, is now complete. Jamalinejad said storage tanks, pumping...

Azerbaijani MFA slams Iranian Ambassador’s remarks on Khankendi ECO Summit document
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has strongly rejected the recent claims made by Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia, Mehdi Sobhani, regarding the final communiqué of the 17th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Summit held in Khankendi,...

Liberan a madre iraní detenida por ICE tras intervención del líder de la mayoría republicana en la Cámara de Representantes
Por Associated Press Una madre iraní detenida por funcionarios del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos fue liberada esta semana gracias a la defensa del líder de la mayoría republicana en la Cámara de Representantes,...
Analyst: Iranian president challenges dominant narrative in interview with Tucker Carlson
An Iranian political analyst and international lawyer, highlighted the significance of Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian’s recent interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, framing it as a challenge to a dominant anti-Iran narrative in...

Our success in Iran shows why US must invest in air superiority
Brig. Gen. Allen Herritage The world recently witnessed a visceral demonstration of technological prowess, skill and courage when the U.S. Air Force dropped GBU-57 massive ordnance bombs within inches of their aiming points on Iranian nuclear...