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Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO - Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, ending his...
Dec 8, 20245 min read
Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and division
The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad's rule over Syria marks the culmination of a nearly 14-year rebellion and a key moment in a civil...
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Syrian rebel chief: former PM will supervise state bodies until hand over
Syrian state institutions will be supervised by former Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali until they are handed over, rebel leader Abu...
Dec 8, 20241 min read
France says 'merci' as Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire
PARIS - The word "Merci" was projected on to the front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its...
Dec 8, 20244 min read
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination, say two senior army officers
AMMAN -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left to an unknown destination, two senior army officers familiar with the...
Dec 8, 20241 min read
Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him
Syria's Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them,...
Dec 8, 20245 min read
Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO - Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first...
Dec 8, 20244 min read
Facts-The six milestones Starmer says will define success of UK government
LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced six priorities intended to convince dissatisfied voters he was...
Dec 5, 20242 min read
Facts-Recent suspected underwater sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea
HELSINKI - The Baltic Sea region has seen several cases of suspicious damage against underwater critical infrastructure since 2022, but...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Facts-US reactions to Hunter Biden's pardon by President Biden
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, reversing his earlier pledge to leave the...
Dec 3, 20244 min read
US to bolster Ukraine with $725 million weapons package
The United States will send Ukraine $725 million of missiles, ammunition, anti-personnel mines and other weapons, Secretary of State...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
French government faces collapse as left and far-right submit no-confidence motions
PARIS - The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties submitted...
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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