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Kebab restaurant poisons 900+ people, blames their stomachs
What happened at a kebab restaurant in Turkey is the kind of incident critics of the country’s most famous dish are quick to seize on. Roughly 950 people fell ill after eating spoiled chicken at a restaurant in the Korfez district. The mass food...

Israeli leaders blast ‘vile’ attacks in Melbourne, demand Australia tackle antisemitism
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, condemned on Saturday the “vile” and “antisemitic” attacks on a synagogue and an Israeli-owned restaurant in Melbourne the previous night and called on the Australian government to...

Deliverect Partners With Paymob To Enhance Payment Solutions For Middle East Restaurants And Consumers
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) -p decoding="async" class="CToWUd" src="#" data-bit="iit" />Dubai,July 2025: Deliverect, a global ecosystem of on and off-premise solutions that empowers restaurants and retailers to sell anywhere and deliver everywhere,...
Deliverect and Paymob to enhance Middle East restaurant transactions
Global provider of on and off-premise solutions Deliverect has announced a partnership with Paymob to improve Middle East restaurant payments. Zawya reports that this partnership incorporates Paymob into Deliverect Pay, allowing dining...

Iranian and Israeli media run footage 'showing enormous blast from IDF missile strike in Tehran, sending cars flying into the air'
Security camera footage appears to have revealed the utter devastation wrought on a square in Tehran by an Israeli air strike amid the Israeli Air Force's assault on Iran last month. The clip, which emerged this week after Israel and Iran agreed...

Two reasons the US and Iran look set to fight again
President Donald Trump successfully leveraged a short, sharp burst of highly targeted military force against Iran’s nuclear program.The United States’s airstrikes have caused significant damage to three key Iranian nuclear facilities. Alongside...

Danish-Afghan man secretly visited Iran after spying on Jewish targets - Bild
According to Bild, the 53-year-old suspect, identified as Ali S., entered Iran in June 2025 under the cover of a family trip to Turkey. He allegedly delivered surveillance photos, videos, and detailed information about potential targets in Berlin...

Israel condemns antisemitic attacks on Melbourne saynagogue and Israeli restaurant
Daijiworld Media Network - Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Jul 5: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has strongly condemned a spate of antisemitic attacks in Melbourne, Australia, including an arson attempt at a synagogue and a targeted act of violence at...

Syrian Civil Defense extinguishes forest fire in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Civil Defense announced on Saturday that it had successfully extinguished a forest fire that broke out between the Dummar project and the Presidential Palace in Damascus. According to local media, the...

Israeli Leaders Slam Attacks Targetting Jewish Places Of Worship In Australia
(MENAFN- IANS) Tel Aviv, July 5 (IANS) Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Saturday severely condemned the series of anti-Semitic attacks in Australia, which involved an arson attack on a synagogue (a Jewish place of worship) and a targetted...

I went to the Turkish TUI resort where you never have to fight for a sunlounger and has free entry to massive theme park
I’M not one for getting up and dancing in front of strangers. So I’m impressed by the gumption of the hotel guests, who get up, no questions asked, when the music starts playing. 8 The Magic Life chain of TUI, Beldibi, TurkeyCredit: Alamy 8...
Anti-hate group lauded as 'fringe' protesters slammed
An anti-hate task force has been lauded as a "necessary step" to stamp out anti-Semitism as a senior government figure singles out "fringe" protest elements that drove its creation.The working group, set up by the Victorian government, met for the...

Melbourne protesters chant ‘Death to the IDF’ days after attacks on local synagogue, Israeli restaurant
Police officers are seen collecting evidence at an East Melbourne, Australia, synagogue that was the scene of an arson attack, July 4, 2025. (Alex Zucco/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) By Philissa Cramer July 6, 2025 (JTA) —...

'Death to IDF': Pro-Palestine protestors hurl chairs and food after storming Israeli-owned restaurant
6 July 2025, 11:19 Victoria Police stand guard at Miznon storefront after it became a crime scene. Picture: Getty Diners looked on in horror as an Israeli-owned restaurant was ransacked by Pro-Palestine protestors in Melbourne shouting "offensive...

UK tourists in Turkey warned of major risk due to 'unbearable danger'
UK holidaymakers with plans to visit Turkey have been advised their getaways may be under threat as a ferocious heatwave alongside rampant wildfires engulf the beloved destination. A TikTok video has captured audiences as an employee from Shadows...

Fragile ceasefire in Israel-Iran war tests harmony of LA’s huge Iranian community
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Tehrangeles" in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran. This cultural enclave, also known as Little Persia, is where Iranian Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians and Bahai have peacefully...

Identity of accused Melbourne synagogue firebomber revealed - as new footage emerges of separate attack at Jewish restaurant
A man who allegedly firebombed a synagogue has been identified, as a series of alleged anti-Semitic attacks at several other locations draws international attention. Angelo Loras, 34, from Toongabbie in NSW, was arrested in Melbourne's CBD on...

Israeli restaurant attacked, synagogue torched within minutes of each other in Melbourne
A mob of pro-Palestinian protesters vandalized an Israeli-owned restaurant in Melbourne on Friday evening just minutes after a nearby historic synagogue was targeted in an arson attack, Australian authorities said. About 20 masked anti-Israel...

6 Red Flags You’re About To Eat At A Tourist Trap Restaurant
Pawel Libera via Getty ImagesFor those who travel to eat, meals while away from home are precious. A marquee meal can be the most memorable highlight of a trip, and when you only get so many per day with no do-overs, there is literally no room for...

Yemeni Roots: Moka brings Middle Eastern coffee to Mesa
Moka & Co., a coffee and tea chain based in Michigan that specializes in the spicy coffee from the Middle Eastern country Yemen, opened its first Arizona location in the southwest corner of Greenfield Road and U.S. 60. Inside the 2,000-square-foot...