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People sitting in the back of a pickup truck celebrate while driving down a street in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on December 11, 2024. - Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)

Syria govt pledges ‘rule of law’

DAMASCUS: Syria’s interim government vowed on Thursday to institute the “rule of law” after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar Al-Assad, as the United States warned against any actio...
SEOUL: A cyclist (L) rides past a truck with a picture depicting South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol next to writing (not seen) that reads “With the people! Like a President! Be confident! from the people who protect Yoon Suk Yeol” in Seoul on December 12, 2024. – AFP

S Korea’s Yoon vows to fight ‘until the very last minute’

TEHRAN: A handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on December 11, 2024 shows the Iranian supreme leader delivering a speech in Tehran. - AFP

Assad exit puts US at perilous crossroads

ITHACA, New York: A lab manager in the molecular diagnostic lab prepares milk samples for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University on Dec 10, 2024. - AFP

Experts warn of bird flu’s pandemic risk

SAYDNAYA: This aerial photo shows traffic as people gather at the Saydnaya prison in Damascus on December 9, 2024. – AFP

Assad’s dungeons and torture chambers give up their secrets

AT SEA: This handout photograph taken by the Taiwan Coast Guard shows a Chinese coast guard ship (center) seen past Taiwan Coast Guard vessels (left and right) in waters east of Taiwan. - AFP

Taiwan: Beijing carrying out huge maritime deployment

DAMASCUS: This aerial photo shows people celebrating with a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 9, 2024. - AFP

Assad’s exit shatters Iran’s influence

SEOUL: Demonstrators take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on the grounds of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 9, 2024. - AFP

South Korean president Yoon banned from leaving country

PARIS: Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich (center), leads Clergy as they walk down the central isle of Notre-Dame Cathedral at the end of a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark cathedral, in central Paris. - AFP

Notre Dame holds first mass after five-year restoration

QAMISHLI: Syrian Kurds stand next to the destroyed statue of Basel Al-Assad, the late elder brother of Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad as they celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters, in the city of Qamishli on December 8, 2024. - AFP

Damascus wakes up in rebel hands

SEOUL: Demonstrators take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on the grounds of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 9, 2024. - AFP

South Korean president Yoon banned from leaving country

SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial law. Yoon sent special forces and helicopte...
PARIS: Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich (center), leads Clergy as they walk down the central isle of Notre-Dame Cathedral at the end of a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark cathedral, in central Paris. - AFP

Notre Dame holds first mass after five-year restoration

PARIS: Newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital’s most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned do...
QAMISHLI: Syrian Kurds stand next to the destroyed statue of Basel Al-Assad, the late elder brother of Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad as they celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters, in the city of Qamishli on December 8, 2024. - AFP

Damascus wakes up in rebel hands

DAMASCUS: Syria’s capital woke up Sunday to chanting, cheering and gunfire in celebration of the fall of President Bashar Al-Assad, after rebels said they entered the city and toppled the longtime ruler. “I can’t believe I’m living this mome...
SEOUL: South Korean Christian priests and worshippers hold a prayer meeting calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the call of a coalition of 160 religious organizations in Seoul’s Jongno district on December 7, 2024. - AFP

Martial law fiasco: South Korea president escapes impeachment

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside parliament. Yoon stunned the nation and the inte...
HAMA: This aerial view shows a Syrian military airbase after anti government fighters captured it, near the central city of Hama. - AFP

Is ‘writing on the wall’ for Syria’s president?

PARIS: More than 13 years since Bashar Al-Assad’s security forces opened fire on protesters demanding democratic reforms, the Syrian president’s grip on power may finally be weakening. The 59-year-old son and heir of late dictator Hafez al-Assad...
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RIYADH: AFC President Sheikh Salman Al-Khalifa (left) and Saudi Minister of Sports and Youth Abdulaziz Al-Saud celebrate after Saudi Arabia was confirmed as host of the 2034 World Cup on Dec 11, 2024. - AFP
Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup; Amir sends congratulations
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Maj Gen Ali Al-Adwani
Kuwait reviewing visit visa fees
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers convene for their weekly meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2024. — KUNA
Kuwait Cabinet orders review of retirement process in public sector
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends the award distribution ceremony of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences for 2022-2023 at Bayan Palace on Dec 11, 2024. - KUNA
Amir fetes scientific excellence
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QARDAHA, Syria: Rebel fighters stand next to the burning coffin of Syria's late president Hafez Al-Assad at his mausoleum in the family's ancestral village in Latakia province on Dec 11, 2024. - AFP
Minorities assured, justice pledged as Hafez tomb burns