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South Asia Media Research Institute (SAMRI). All the News That's Unfit to Print, mainly from South Asia. Backup of @SAMRIReports, along with @SReports2
Sumali Temmuz 2021
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Egypt and Pakistan have both walked a tightrope of economic precarity and heavy reliance on Gulf financing while navigating repeated IMF programs and attempting to conserve their foreign policy independence. Both declined UAE/Saudi requests to join their fight against the Houthis
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"Saudi bailing out Pakistan while it leads mediation efforts & shielding it from UAE efforts to punish Pakistan show Saudi support for mediation & deescalation. Egypt, who also aligned with Saudi in its rivalry with the UAE, backs mediation too"
Timothy E Kaldas@tekaldas
The UAE suddenly withdrew deposits in Pakistan's Central Bank which Saudi quickly replaced. This report indicates UAE did so to punish Pakistan for its mediator role in US-Iran talks. The story clarifies the 2 Gulf powers' views on the war & is a warning for states like Egypt 🧵
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The UAE suddenly withdrew deposits in Pakistan's Central Bank which Saudi quickly replaced. This report indicates UAE did so to punish Pakistan for its mediator role in US-Iran talks. The story clarifies the 2 Gulf powers' views on the war & is a warning for states like Egypt 🧵
Financial Times@FT
Why the UAE asked Pakistan for its $3.5bn back ft.trib.al/XOuaERc
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Sabotage-for-hire: ‘Iranian agent’ offers to pay undercover @LBC reporter for criminal acts on London’s streets.
The tasking had all the hallmarks of a previous Russian-ordered arson attack on a warehouse in London, providing aid to Ukraine.
lbc.co.uk/article/iran-u…
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The Iran war has forced thousands of Indian workers to leave their jobs in Gulf nations and return home. Their future remains unclear, and now India itself is feeling the economic impact.
dw.com/en/indians-for…
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‘India is going to face a food crisis’: Farmers panic over fertiliser shortages amid Iran war
Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments saying there is enough stock to go round
theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…
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The Iran war has caused a shortage of Diet Coke in India, where it is sold only in aluminium cans that have run short because of delayed shipments from the Gulf.
The Gulf accounts for around 9% of global aluminium production.
reuters.com/world/india/di…
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Images of women in Tehran not wearing headscarves, in apparent defiance of the Islamic republic's strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran -- but for some it is no breakthrough.
"It is not at all a sign of any change in the government in my opinion. Because no achievement has been made regarding women's rights"
u.afp.com/Sac6
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Pakistan's first LNG import in two months will be sourced from the US 🇵🇰🚢
The Seapeak Magellan, which is carrying a cargo from Sabine Pass, is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan by the end of the month
Pakistan bought the emergency shipment from TotalEnergies on Friday
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American YouTuber Ethan Robertson was giving some of his foreign viewers a first-hand look at China's high-tech cars at the Beijing Auto Show, and he says his U.S. fans always have the same question: why can't I buy these cars back home? reut.rs/4sTGKEL
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Iran's locksmith trade is booming amid a surge in petty theft tied to inflation exceeding 100% and rising unemployment, as Tehran residents debate economic hardship and a reported execution of a protest figure in Isfahan.
More: iranwire.com/en/blogs/15166…
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Hundreds of families from an insular Hasidic sect in northern Israel are systematically marrying off girls as young as 12 to husbands who are not much older, as welfare services fail them and community members fear speaking out
The Times of Israel@TimesofIsrael
Hundreds of families from an insular Hasidic sect in northern Israel are systematically marrying off girls as young as 12 to husbands who are not much older, as welfare services fail them and community members fear speaking out, Haaretz reported Thursday. Read more on The Times of Israel: timesofisrael.com/hasidic-sect-i…
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Families of victims described a moment of 'joy and sadness' as Atef Najib, former head of political security in Deraa under Assad regime, appeared in court in Damascus.
The mother of one victim told The National of how her son was shot and thrown off a bridge by Najib's men.
The National@TheNationalNews
Families of victims described a moment of 'joy and sadness' as Atef Najib, the former head of political security in Deraa under the Assad regime, appeared in court in Damascus. The mother of one victim told The National of how her son was shot and thrown off a bridge by Najib's men as they rampaged through Deraa.
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People in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza demonstrating and chanting for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the victory of his loyalists in the municipal election.
This was a clear message to Hamas, which received only 6% support in a recent poll.
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#Taliban security forces claimed they launched a retaliatory attack on Pakistani troops in the Abdullah Kandah area. 6 Pakistani soldiers were killed, 1 Pakistani soldier was wounded and captured, the body of one soldier fell into the hands of the Taliban.
TOLOnews English@TOLONewsEnglish
Local sources told TOLOnews that last night, forces of the Islamic Emirate carried out a retaliatory attack against Pakistani troops in Spin Boldak district, along the hypothetical Durand Line. According to the sources, a day earlier, Pakistani forces shot and killed a local child laborer near the Friendship Gate. Following the incident, at around 10 p.m., security forces launched a retaliatory attack on Pakistani troops in the Abdullah Kandah area. Sources added that as a result of the attack, six Pakistani soldiers were killed, one Pakistani soldier was wounded and captured, the body of one soldier fell into the hands of the security forces, and four weapons were seized. #TOLOnews_English
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Police in Devon arrested a man over attacks on Jewish community in London.
#Iran-linked group Ashab al-Yamin claimed responsibility for the attack on the Hatzola ambulances, along with other attacks on Jewish targets in the UK and Europe.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Israel sent the UAE an Iron Dome air defense system with troops to operate it early in the war with Iran, two Israeli officials and one U.S. official tell @Axios.
axios.com/2026/04/26/isr…
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Riyadh is managing a careful balancing act to contain a war it neither wants nor benefits from; keeping channels open and preventing escalation. The piece ignores this reality and, in doing so, overlooks a key dynamic: Israel’s interest in widening the conflict and drawing Saudi Arabia into it.
Foreign Policy@ForeignPolicy
Saudi Arabia is not as strong and influential as its rhetoric suggests, writes columnist @stevenacook. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/24/sau…
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Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and air routes, shipments stalled in Turkey, a surge in the NIMA rate, and pressure on insurance systems have strained the medicines supply chain in Iran.
BBC NEWS فارسی@bbcpersian
با گذشت چند هفته از جنگ و در حالی که آتشبس شکنندهای برقرار شده، بحران دارو در ایران هر روز گستردهتر میشود. اختلال در تنگه هرمز و مسیرهای هوایی، توقف محمولهها در ترکیه، جهش ارز نیمایی و فشار بر بیمهها، زنجیره تامین دارو را از چند جهت تحتفشار گذاشته است. روایتهای بیماران از نبود کیت آزمایش، کمیابی انسولین، افزایش چندبرابری قیمت داروهای حیاتی و توقف واردات برخی داروهای سرطان، تصویری ملموس از این بحران میدهد؛ بحرانی که مستقیما با جان انسانها گره خورده است. در همین حال، گزارشها حاکی است که پیامدهای تنش در خاورمیانه فقط محدود به ایران نیست و میتواند زنجیره جهانی دارو را نیز دچار اختلال کند.
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