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Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill to Open in Public Square
Cleveland Magazine - Ohio
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Shah's Halal, Ebreeq Coffee and now Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill are creating a hub for Middle Eastern food in Downtown Cleveland. By Mark Oprea It’s been almost two years since the margarita machines stopped humming and the late-night Cheesy...
Turkey to 'completely sever' all trade with Israel
The National News
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Turkey will sever all economic and commercial ties with Israel and close its airspace to Israeli aircraft, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. "Israel’s reckless attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iran is the clearest sign of a...
Islamic Republic of Iran loses its man at Princeton
Washington Examiner
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August 29, 2025
In November 2023, a group of Iranian-Americans, some of whom had been incarcerated in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison or were relatives of executed political prisoners, launched a campaign to secure the dismissal of Princeton University academic...
What do we know about the antisemitic attacks in Australia allegedly orchestrated by Iran?
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, this week said the country’s domestic spy agency Asio had “credible evidence” that Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.What do we know about the evidence? And the attacks? Could...
New York court clears deck to sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11 complicity
The Print
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August 29, 2025
New Delhi: A New York district court has opened the door for families of 9/11 victims to sue the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the alleged support of its officials and employees to the terrorist plot. Nearly 23 years after the case registration,...
Jewish Londoners 'thrown out of Greek taverna by Gaza-supporting owner in furious row over Israel'
Evening Standard
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August 29, 2025
However, the owner, Giannis Vassilas, insists that the restaurant had done nothing wrong, saying: “Everything was fine until someone from the group decided to tear apart a small sticker that read, ‘Boycott Israel apartheid’.
New downtown restaurant' s Caribbean food will bring a tropical vibe to downtown Aiken
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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AIKEN — Jean Wilson Louismeme and Micale Dieudonne want to bring a tropical vibe to downtown. The husband and wife team is preparing to open The Island Taste Restaurant/Bar at 126 Laurens St. N.W. Their plans call for the Caribbean eatery to make...
From Lamborghinis to jail: Ex-LAPD cop accused of crypto heist with reputed Israeli mob figure
Los Angeles Times
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August 29, 2025
In December 2021, Eric Benjamin Halem was riding high. Beyond his day job as an LAPD officer, he was juggling several lucrative side hustles, business records and court filings show. Private security. An app for aspiring actors trying to land...
DispatchBedouin community in shadow of Israel's new illegal settlement fears eviction
The National News
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Squatting on a mattress under a pergola, Ali Araarah said it was only a matter of time before his small Bedouin community of 200 would be evicted to make way for a new Jewish neighbourhood east of Jerusalem. “There's only one person who can save...
Iran’s ambassador breaks silence after being expelled from Australia over antisemitic attacks
The Independent
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August 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Restaurant review: Brunch at attaché Riyadh
What's on Saudi Arabia
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August 29, 2025
In recent years, brunch has become something of a phenomenon here in Saudi Arabia, especially in Riyadh. And in my experience (my qualification? I review restaurants for a living at times), thus far, there’s not a single spot like attaché. Swanky...
Menomonee Falls could be getting a Popeyes restaurant
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin
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Popeyes, a Louisiana-based fried chicken chain, is proposing to open a location in Menomonee Falls. The village's Architectural Control Board approved the site plan on Aug. 26. The proposal will go to the Menomonee Falls Plan Commission at 630...
Extreme number of gnats around hand-wash sink: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, Aug. 29, 2025
Lancaster Online - Pennsylvania
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. READ: What do restaurant inspectors look for and can they close a restaurant? Bent Creek Country...
Table Hoppin': Ladd’s Restaurant & Lounge celebrates 25th anniversary
Worcester Magazine - Massachusetts
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Barbara M. Houle Ladd’s Restaurant & Lounge in Rutland has been a fixture on the Central Mass restaurant scene, operating under many different names since the '40s. In 2000, current owner William Toomey, with his parents, purchased the 14-acre...
Turkish restaurant Yakamoz is now selling its cult cheeseburger out of a takeaway window next door
Brisbane Times
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August 29, 2025
Join the lengthy queue at Charrd in Brunswick East, which only sells two types of burgers. Daniela Frangos August 29, 2025 Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article...
Saudi Arabia’s top local burger chain Hamburgini crashes into bankruptcy, shuts down operations
The Times of India
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Once operating 57 branches nationwide, Hamburgini collapsed after a 2024 food poisoning incident severely damaged its reputation and sales/ Image: X Twelve years after its founding, the Saudi fast-food chain Hamburgini is shutting down operations...
Iran envoy rejects arson claims after expulsion from Australia
The New Arab
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August 29, 2025
Iran ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi, arriving at Sydney Airport before an expulsion deadline, on Thursday rejected as "lies" Australia's accusation that Tehran had directed antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Australia gave...
New kosher restaurant brings Tex-Mex to SW Houston
Jewish Herald-Voice - Texas
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K’fir Azaria, owner of Rafaello’s, a kosher dairy restaurant near South Braeswood Boulevard and Fondren Road, has opened a new kosher meat restaurant. Mexicano is in the former My Pita space at 9804 Hillcroft St., just south of South Braeswood...
Iran’s Ambassador, Leaving Australia After Expulsion, Decries ‘Lies’
Algemeiner Journal
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August 28, 2025
Iran’s ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi, arriving at Sydney Airport before an expulsion deadline, on Thursday rejected as “lies” Australia’s accusation that Tehran had directed antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Australia...
Critics of Antisemitism Summit ‘antisemitic’ says Israeli antisemitism chief
Michael West Media
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August 28, 2025
The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control antisemitic. Wendy Bacon with an update. Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sacha Roytman has hit back at critics of the...