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Dec 10, 20243 min read
European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad's fall
BERLIN - European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels seized the Syrian...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
Assad's fall in Syria exposes limits of China's Middle East diplomacy
BEIJING/HONG KONG - Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Hungary's Viktor Orban meets Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk at the U.S. president-elect's Mar-a-Lago home in...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Israel says it will destroy Syria's heavy strategic weaponry
JERUSALEM - Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a "limited"...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Israeli strike targets air defence installation near Syria's Mediterranean Latakia port
CAIRO - An Israeli strike targeted an air defence installation near Syria's Mediterranean Latakia port, Syrian security sources said on...
Dec 10, 20244 min read
DOJ v. DEI: Trump's Justice Department likely to target diversity programs
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is set to challenge policies aimed at boosting diversity at companies and universities when he...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Qatar opens contacts with Syria's HTS group, source says
DOHA - Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria's leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Iran in direct contact with groups in new Syrian leadership, Iranian official says
DUBAI -Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria's new leadership since its ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a...
Dec 9, 20244 min read
With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches
DAMASCUS - Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar...
Dec 9, 20244 min read
Trump vows to pardon Jan. 6 defendants on Day One
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he would act on his first day in office to pardon rioters...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says
WASHINGTON - The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize the opportunity that has presented itself...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the US illegally
WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S. illegally over his four-year term but wants a...
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