His written statement was published on the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel and dated Dec. 16 from Moscow, where he has been granted asylum. He was ousted after insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept through Syria in a lightning offensive, ending more than 50 years of iron-fisted rule by his family. “At […]
The resignation of Freeland, 56, who also stepped down as finance minister, marked the first open dissent against Prime Minister Trudeau from within his cabinet and may threaten his hold on power. Liberal leader Trudeau lags 20 points in polls behind his main rival, Conservative Pierre Poilievre, who has tried three times since September to […]
The shooting took place in a mixed-grade study hall shortly before 11 a.m. (1700 GMT) at the Abundant Life Christian School, which has 420 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The shooter was a student at the school, identified by police as Natalie Rupnow, who also went by the name Samantha. A second-grade student, who […]
The visitors are reeling at 51-4 and still trailing by 394 runs as centurions Travis Head (152) and Steve Smith (101) helped Australia score 445 runs in the first innings. Team India’s woes with the bat continued as they came out to bat on a rain-affected Day 3, losing two batters inside three overs with […]
The U.S. central bank is expected to cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point at its Dec. 17-18 meeting, which will also provide an updated look at how much further Fed officials think they will reduce rates in 2025 and perhaps into 2026. The Fed’s decisions impact monetary policy in the Gulf, where […]
“This decision is a new stage in Israel’s goal of expanding its borders through occupation,” the foreign ministry said in a statement condemning the move. Israel’s government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the annexed Golan Heights, just days after its troops seized a UN-monitored buffer zone bordering Syria as rebel […]
At this point, five of the Riyadh Metro’s six lines are operating, local media reported. Beginning at 6:00 am and continuing throughout the day until 12:00 midnight, passengers were accepted at the stations of the two lines. In a statement, the RCRC said that the Red Line connects King Fahd Sports City and King Saud […]
WHO emphasized Saudi Arabia’s achievements in infection prevention, especially in drastically lowering central catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), in a report posted on its official website. The Kingdom achieved a 48.8 percent annual reduction in central line bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in intensive care units from 2021 to 2024, a figure that is four times the […]
Cyclone Chido caused major damage to Mayotte’s airport and cut off electricity, water, and communication links when it barrelled down on France’s poorest territory on Saturday. Perfect Francois-Xavier Bieuville expects the final death toll will reach “close to a thousand or even several thousand”, he told broadcaster Mayotte la Premiere. The mayor of Mayotte’s capital […]
Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus — appointed the country’s “chief adviser” after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August — to set a date. The 84-year-old microfinance pioneer is leading a temporary administration to tackle what he has called the “extremely tough” challenge of restoring democratic institutions […]
