Christopher Doyle talks about the one thing that’s even more important than supplying humanitarian aid in Gaza.
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Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali said Sunday he was ready to “cooperate” with any leadership chosen by the people, after rebels said “tyrant” President Bashar al-Assad had fled the country. The leader of the Islamist Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, ordered forces not to approach official institutions in Damascus, saying they would remain under the prime minister until they were “officially” handed over. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions have…
Syrian state television aired a video statement by a group of men saying that president Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all detainees in jails have been set free.
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said early on Sunday that the government is ready to “extend its hand” to the opposition and hand over its functions to a transitional government. “I am in my house and I have not left, and this is because of my belonging to this country,” Mr Jalili said in a video statement. He said he would go to his office to continue work in the morning and called on…
After 24 years, the bloody rule of Syria’s ruler Assad apparently ends this Sunday. He is said to have already left the country. His head of government wants to give up power. The rebels are already calling on Syrian refugees to return to a “free Syria”. In view of the advance of Islamist fighters into the Syrian capital Damascus, Prime Minister Mohamed al-Jalali has declared his willingness to hand over power on Sunday. He is…
In Sednaya, the Assad regime imprisoned and tortured thousands of people. Now the militias want to have liberated the notorious prison, and the first video recordings are circulating online. Syria: Syrian militias report liberation of Sednaya torture prison
The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early on Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive.
The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early on Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said president Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had entered Damascus after a stunning advance across the country. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said the government was ready…
The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor says Syria’s President Bashar Assad has left the country to an undisclosed location. Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told The Associated Press that Mr Assad took a flight from Damascus early on Sunday. Mr Abdurrahman’s comments came after Syrian insurgents said they had entered Damascus, capping a stunning advance across the country, as residents of the capital reported sounds of gunfire and explosions.…
Syrian insurgents said early on Sunday they had entered Damascus as residents of the capital reported sounds of gunfire. There was no immediate official statement from the Syrian government. The insurgents also announced they had entered the notorious Saydnaya military prison north of the capital and “liberated our prisoners” there. The night before, opposition forces had taken the central city of Homs, Syria’s third largest, as government forces abandoned it. The government denied rumours that…
The Syrian regime lost control Friday of the symbolic southern city of Daraa and most of the eponymous province, which was the cradle of the country’s 2011 uprising, a war monitor said. “Local factions have taken control of more areas in Daraa province, including Daraa city… They now control more than 90 percent of the province, as regime forces successively pulled out,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Syrian government loses control of southern…
Outgoing US administration fears revenge attacks against critics like former Republican legislator Liz Cheney.US President Joe Biden is considering whether to issue blanket pardons for current and former public officials who risk being targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The president has discussed the preemptive measure against potential revenge attacks with senior aides, but no decisions have yet been taken, according to sources who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press and Reuters news agencies…
Turkey hosts over three million Syrian refugees, many of whom are from Aleppo [Getty/file photo]Turkey said on Wednesday it expects many of the three million Syrian refugees currently on its soil to make steps toward their returns if rebels hold the city of Aleppo, which last week they seized from Damascus’ control. But a government minister cautioned the time may not yet be ripe for large scale population movements to Aleppo. “We know those from…
Amnesty International has issued a powerful report accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The report, titled “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman”: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, is based on months of research, including witness testimonies, analysis of satellite imagery, and statements by Israeli officials.
Last Wednesday, Abbas suddenly announced that the Palestinian National Council chairman, Rawhi Fattouh, would be his temporary replacement if the position should become vacant. [Getty]Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have differing opinions over Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s presidential decree that announced Palestinian National Council chairman, Rawhi Fattouh, as his successor. Speaking to The New Arab, several Palestinians have argued that Abbas does have a role to play to end the suffering of Palestinians in…
Truong My Lan’s life could still be spared if she pays back three-quarters of the assets she embezzled.A Vietnamese court has rejected a real estate tycoon’s appeal, upholding the death sentence handed down for the embezzlement of $12bn. The court in Ho Chi Minh City ruled against Truong My Lan’s appeal in the case, which has raised concerns over the impact on the country’s economy due to the huge sums involved. The High People’s Court determined…
Israeli raids in the West Bank killed at least four Palestinians in Jenin [Getty/file photo]The Palestinian health ministry said the Israeli army killed four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, as Israel’s violence in the Palestinian territories intensifies. The ministry updated the death toll from two earlier on Sunday, saying four people were killed “due to the occupation’s aggression on the village of Siir, Jenin district”, referring to Israel. The Palestinian Red Crescent…
Israel’s former defence minister Moshe Yaalon accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, sparking an outcry in the country. Yaalon, 74, was the head of the Israeli army between 2002 and 2005, just before Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza. “The road we are being led down is conquest, annexation and ethnic cleansing,” Yaalon said in an interview on the private Democrat TV channel, which has since seen its funding dropped. Israeli Genocide in Gaza…
Kosovo PM blames Serbia for explosion at canal supplying power plants as huge blast cuts off crucial water supplies to two plants, with fears much of the country could be left without power. Kosovo PM blames Serbia for explosion at canal supplying power plants A canal in Kosovo feeding two power plants that generate most of the nation’s electricity has been damaged in an explosion, with the prime minister calling it a “terrorist attack” by…
As part of its aid to Lebanon, Iraq will continue to supply oil for power generation. [Getty]Iraq reaffirmed its commitment to aiding Lebanon and Gaza in the aftermath of the recently brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Government spokesperson Basim al-Awadi described Iraq’s role as “pivotal and fundamental” in facilitating the ceasefire, which he called a critical step toward avoiding broader conflict in the region. Speaking to Iraq’s state television, Al-Iraqiya News, al-Awadi said, “The ceasefire…
Two US officials said the Biden administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine [Getty]U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January. According to an official familiar with the plan, the Biden administration plans to provide a variety of anti-tank weapons from U.S. stocks to…
This census, postponed several times due to conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, represents a significant milestone for Iraq. [Getty]Iraq has announced preliminary results from its long-awaited national census, revealing that the country’s population has surpassed 45 million. The announcement, made by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani during a televised briefing on Monday, marks the first nationwide census since 1987 to include the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. “The population of Iraq has reached more than 45,407,895 people,…
Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31.
The attacks came as Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.
Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut, as well as the port city of Tyre.
Military officials said they targeted areas known as Hezbollah strongholds.
Israel struck south Beirut on Sunday as Lebanese state media reported intense fighting in the border area and Israel’s military said around 250 projectiles were fired at its territory. The heavy exchanges of fire came despite an immediate Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire call from top EU diplomat Josep Borrell while on a visit to Lebanon Sunday. This comes a day after a wave of Israeli strikes that the health ministry said killed 84 people, Israel again struck…
NewsFeedThe director of the main partially-functioning hospital in besieged northern Gaza has been injured in an Israeli drone strike. Israeli forces have repeatedly attacked Kamal Adwan Hospital and have damaged the facility’s generators, fuel tanks and main oxygen station.Published On 24 Nov 202424 Nov 2024