World
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopens after restoration
Paris [France], December 9: Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened...
Israeli airstrikes hit military sites in Damascus, Quneitra
Damascus [Syria], December 9: Israeli warplanes carried out multiple strikes on Sunday against the former Syrian government's military and security...
Libya approves national strategy to achieve food self-sufficiency
Tripoli [Libya], December 9: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Sunday approved the National Food Security Strategy 2025-2035, the Libyan...
4 dead, 10 missing as minibus plunges into...
Cairo [Egypt], December 9: Rescue teams in Egypt's Asyut province recovered the bodies of four people on Sunday after a...
Syria updates: Rebels announce curfew after Assad's fall
Damascus [Syria], December 9: The Syrian armed opposition command has said it will impose a curfew in Damascus, starting at...
Pakistan: Lahore's Anti-Terror court extends interim bail of...
Lahore [Pakistan], December 9: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore has extended the interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (PTI) founder...
Kaspersky joins UNIDO's Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence...
Vienna [Austria], December 9: The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has announced that Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital...
UN stresses need to support comprehensive political transition...
New York [US], December 9: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasised the need for international support to ensure that...
Ukraine War 1019: Confusing Information on Russian and...
Kiev [Ukraine], December 9: The Ukrainska Pravda newspaper quoted Zelensky on December 8 as saying that since the war began,...
South Korea in the midst of leadership crisis
Seoul [South Korea], December 9: Prosecutors also seized his phone and arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who advised President...
Syrian President and family are refugees in Russia
Moscow [Russia], December 9: The RIA Novosti and TASS news agencies on December 8 quoted Kremlin sources as saying that...
US airstrikes IS, is handling chemical weapons stockpile...
New York [US], December 9: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that US military aircraft carried out airstrikes on more...
Trump announces plan to deport illegal immigrants from...
New York [US], December 9: President-elect Trump made the statement in an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" host...
Trump says Russia abandoned Assad
New York [US], December 9: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia's abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...
Joyous celebrations mark The end of Assad's reign
Damascus [Syria], December 9: Syrians poured out into the streets across Syria and around the world, jubilant at the end...
President Bashar al Assad flees as Syrian opposition...
Beirut [Lebanon] /Cairo [Egypt], December 9: Syrian opposition fighters have declared that they have overthrown President Bashar al Assad after...
Hope & fear as world powers absorb Assad's...
Beirut [Lebanon], December 9: United Nations "What is important is that we are able to find a situation where there...
Syrian army command tells officers that Assad's rule...
Damascus [Syria], December 8: Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended,...
UN General Assembly boosts global fight against illegal...
New York [US], December 20: The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution helping strengthen the fight against illicit...
U.S. announces nearly 1 bln USD in longer-term...
Washington [US], December 8: The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Saturday that it will provide weapons worth 988 million...
Murder, memes, snark: A killing lays bare US...
Washington [US], December 8: Jokes, snark, and a striking absence of sympathy have dominated public sentiment since the murder of...
South Korea's Yoon apologises for martial law but...
South Korea [Seoul], December 8: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologised on Saturday for his attempt to impose martial...
26 killed in western Cote d'Ivoire minibus collision
Abidjan, December 8: At least 26 people were killed and 28 others injured in a road accident Friday afternoon on...
Interview: BRI delivers benefits to all, says former...
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 8: The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has promoted global growth and delivered mutual benefits...
Botswana to suspend 70 projects under development manager...
Botswana [Gaborone], December 8: Botswana's new government will suspend 70 projects under the development manager (DM) model out of 148,...
South African Airways pilots suspends strike
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 8: South African Airways (SAA) pilots called off their strike Saturday after receiving a salary increment,...
Diplomatic Winter Bazaar opens in Sarajevo to support...
Bosnia and Herzegovina [Sarajevo], December 8: The Diplomatic Winter Bazaar, one of the largest charity events in Bosnia and Herzegovina...