Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a ‘limited’ troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Israel has watched the upheaval in Syria with a mixture of hope and […]
Read MoreIsrael conducted three airstrikes in the Syrian capital on Sunday against a security complex and a government research centre which it has said in the past was used by Iran to develop missiles, two regional security sources told Reuters on Sunday. Sunday’s strikes, on the day rebels overthrew the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, […]
Read MoreSyrian ousted President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and sought refuge in Russia, Russian state media reported. Assad is staying in Moscow with his family members, according to the Reuters news agency. He left the country on a private plane on Sunday morning as rebel fighters seized the capital Damascus. According to a Reuters […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia has created a new history in the world of soft drinks. The country has launched its first soft drink made from dates. The drink is called ‘Milaf Cola’. The country has brought this cola with the promise of maintaining a balance of taste and nutrition. The drink was launched at the Riyadh Date […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the Israeli military to “seize” a demilitarised buffer zone on the border with Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, reports AFP. The Israeli premier said a 50-year-old “disengagement agreement” between the two countries had collapsed and “Syrian forces have abandoned their positions”. […]
Read MoreJolani heads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is rooted in Syria’s branch of Al-Qaeda. Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the leader of the Islamist alliance that spearheaded an offensive that rebels say brought down President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria. Jolani heads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is rooted […]
Read MoreSyria’s opposition has declared the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, saying they have toppled him as they swept into Damascus and sent him fleeing. Here is a timeline of the 11 day lightning offensive that led to Assad’s fall: November 27 The opposition launched a surprise attack on the Syrian army in the […]
Read MoreIsrael has announced the annexation of nearly 6,000 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank. This is essentially part of the Tel Aviv government’s annexation policy and is the largest annexation in decades. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on the country’s Channel 14 TV on Friday that 24,000 dunams (5,930.5 acres) of land […]
Read MoreSome 370,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since the escalation of violence in Syria, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday that at least 370,000 have been displaced since the escalation of violence in Syria. Of these, 100,000 […]
Read MorePresident Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them, leaving him vulnerable when his allies were distracted by wars elsewhere and his enemies went on the march. The rebels’ lightning advance through western Syria marks one of the most serious threats to […]
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