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This Gulf airline soars above the rest to be named the world’s best in 2025Emirates has been voted the best long-haul airline of 2025 by readers of The Times and Sunday Times. The airline secured first place, with ...
From Stone Age to American-themed bars; Damascus embraces change as alcohol flows and men and women dance togetherThese establishments offer an array of international drinks and cuisine, creating an atmosphere that encourages mingling and celebration.
"Country fell into hands of terrorism...": Deposed Syrian President makes first 'statement' after fleeing to RussiaOusted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in his first public statement since fleeing to Russia, denied planning his departure. He claimed t...
Syria Video: Rebels ransack Central Bank and Assad's palace, loot cash, Ferraris, and clothesSyrian rebels took Damascus. President Assad's rule ended. People celebrated in the streets. The central bank was looted. Assad's palace wa...
With Assad gone, Middle East battle lines are redrawnIt took just 11 days for Syrian rebels to force Bashar al-Assad to flee the country and impose a new revision of the strategic map in the M...
Syria's Baath party oversaw half a century of repressionSyria's Baath party, under the Assad dynasty, ruled with an iron fist for over five decades. Hafez al-Assad seized power in a 1970 coup, es...
Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple himSyrian President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule ended as he fled Damascus amidst a swift rebel advance. Rebels declared the capital free, m...
Syria's Assad: The president who led a bloody crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country amidst a swift rebel advance into Damascus. The rebel offensive, launched ...
Syrian rebels tighten grip on Damascus, aim to topple iron-fisted Assad's regimeSyrian rebels, led by opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have made rapid advances into the city of Homs and its suburb...
Iron-fisted Assad under threat as Syrian rebels draw closerSyrian President Bashar al-Assad faced a major challenge to his family's 50-year rule. Rebels advanced despite Russian and Iranian backing....
Bashar al-Assad: The Syrian president who led a bloody crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad, once seemingly secure in power after quashing a pro-democracy revolt, now faces a renewed threat. An Isla...
Over 2,80,000 displaced in northwest Syria amid rebel offensive, says UNHTS rebels advanced in Syria, displacing over 280,000 people. The UN is increasing aid. Thousands fled Homs as rebels neared Damascus. HTS ...
Syria: Assad dynasty's half century in powerHafez al-Assad, Syria's defence minister and the father of Bashar al-Assad, takes power in a military coup on November 16, 1970 that ousts ...
Syrian President, wife test positive for coronavirusIn a statement, Assad's office said the first couple did PCR tests after they experienced minor symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 illne...
Syrian President Bashar Assad: Western sanctions hinder return of refugeesAssad's forces have recaptured much of Syria, with the backing of his allies Russia and Iran, which helped tip the balance of power in his ...
India Inc moves in Syria as peace returns in war-torn countryDelhi has allowed Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) to revive its thermal power project in Syria. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONG...
MoS for External Affairs, MJ Akbar to visit Syria, terror fight on agendaAkbar’s will be the maiden ministerial visit to Damascus as the situation in embattled country is showing signs of improvement following mi...
US remains key player in West Asia: Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), MEAIndia believes that the US, despite its pivot towards Asia-Pacific region, remains an important player for stability in West Asia in the fi...
Geopolitics of spices: How Syria unrest is benefitting India's jeera exportsSyria is India's closest rival in jeera, for the past one year, India has been virtually the sole supplier of jeera to the world.
- Eight killed in Arkansas as storms move through central US
Violent storms unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four central US states and killed eight people in Arkansas, including a teenager...