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DAMASCUS: A week after a lightning rebel offensive toppled longtime leader Bashar Al Assad, the United Nations special envoy for Syria on Sunday called for justice to prevail, not revenge. Syrians are only now beginning to scratch the surface of the atrocities committed, after the former despot fled the country for Russia. “We need to

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported on Sunday that overnight Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory killed at least 18 people, including four displaced individuals who had sought refuge in a tent. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that rescuers working through the night recovered the bodies of 18 people. He said

The storm arrived from neighbouring Iraq, while another dust storm hit the city of Zabol in the southeastern Sistan-Balochistan province, according to state TV. Image Credit: AFP file TEHRAN: A sand and dust storm hit southwestern Iran on Sunday, resulting in the closure of schools and public buildings and the cancellation of flights due to

MAGARACIK, Turkey: Finally home in Turkey, Mehmet Erturk cannot eat the bread his wife has made him. After 20 years jailed in Syria, half his teeth are missing and the other half are threatening to fall out. “It was torture after torture,” he told AFP, miming the truncheon blows to the mouth the guards would

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attend a meeting with the foreign ministers of the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Jordan’s southern Red Sea coastal city of Aqaba on December 14, 2024. Image Credit:

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement to the press after the meeting with the foreign ministers of the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Jordan’s southern city of Aqaba on December 14, 2024. Image Credit: AFP DAMASCUS: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed Saturday that Washington had made direct contact with

Representational image only. The defendants were found guilty of participating in a Europe-based fraud ring. Image Credit: Shutterstock Cairo: In a final verdict, a Kuwaiti court sentenced seven expatriates to seven years in prison each on charges of money laundering, fraud, and embezzlement — the latest such case uncovered in the country. The Court of

Representational image. Image Credit: Shutterstock Cairo: The job market in Saudi Arabia is undergoing significant changes as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy and reduce its reliance on oil in line with an ambitious development plan. The plan, known as Saudi Vision 2030, is transforming the Saudi economy by developing various sectors, creating new

Prosecutors accused the father of orchestrating the assaults with two accomplices in August. Image Credit: Shutterstock A Kuwaiti man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of his daughter and a relative, in a case that has sent shockwaves through the nation. The Criminal Court, presided over by Counselor Nasser Al Badr, also

Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident. Image Credit: AFP file Dubai: Seven members of a single family tragically lost their lives in a devastating accident on the Khurais Al Ahsa road. The victims include the father, Ali bin Mohammed bin Awak Haddadi, his wife, Aish bint Ahmed bin Ali Haddadi, and their five