Sun 22 December 2024: Iran’s influence in the region has been significantly diminished by its ally President Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria’s de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. Sharaa, whose radical Sunni Islamist group Hayat al-Tahrir Sham (HTS) swiftly defeated Assad’s forces this month said Syria’s opposition had “set […]
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Sun 22 December 2024: Israeli officials stated on Saturday that the Israeli government is still far from reaching a prisoner swap agreement with Hamas. According to a report on Israeli state television KAN, unnamed Israeli officials shared their views on the ongoing negotiations for a prisoner swap. The officials mentioned that there are still significant […]
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Sun 21 December 2024: The Chinese government has protested the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.” A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement on Sunday urged the US to stop arming Taiwan and stop what it called “dangerous moves that undermine peace and […]
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Sun 22 December 2024: Germans expected to vote on February 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapses. US billionaire Elon Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as the European country gears up for elections in February. The AfD is running second in opinion polls and might be able […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: The EU announced on Friday that it is considering efforts for Syria’s reconstruction, including preparations for the 9th Brussels Conference to support Syria, Anadolu news agency reported. At the daily press briefing, EU Foreign Affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni responded to an Anadolu reporter’s question: “Does the EU have concrete plans for Syria’s reconstruction as […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: Israel’s plan to divide Syria into three blocks and cut ties with Iran and Hezbollah was thwarted by the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s government, Middle East Eye reported, quoting regional security sources. The plan involved establishing military and strategic ties with the Kurds in the northeast and the Druze in the […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: France began withdrawing soldiers Friday from Chad, according to the Chadian Defense Ministry, after N’Djamena abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power last month. “The General Staff of the Armed Forces informs National and International Opinion that after the withdrawal of French fighter planes from Chad, the beginning of […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: Following an influenza outbreak, Japan reported thousands of cases across the country, local media has reported. Some 94,259 flu patients were reported in one week up to December 15 in 5,000 hospitals and clinics across the country, according to NHK on Saturday. Total cases in the country have now reached 718,000 in the […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: Shake-up comes as prime minister is mulling his future as Liberal Party leader after top minister’s resignation. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reshuffled his cabinet, just days after his top deputy resigned in a move that sent shockwaves across the country and renewed calls for Trudeau to step down as head of […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: The US on Friday said it will no longer be pursuing $10 million “Rewards for Justice” bounty on the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, Anadolu news agency reported. “I told him (HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa) we would not be pursuing the Rewards for Justice, reward […]
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