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No longer a terrorist group? UK may reconsider HTS’s status after ousting Assad
Currently the UK, like many other Western nations including the US, designate HTS as a terrorist group, making it illegal to support or join it.
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Fall of Syria’s Assad catches Middle East powers and the West off guard
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Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi
President-elect says in an NBC interview aired Sunday that he had an exchange with Xi last week.
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Ukrainian civilians take part in military training on a shooting range in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Biden says Assad’s fall a ‘fundamental act of justice’, but ‘a moment of risk’
The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East.
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Syria’s Assad in Moscow after deal on military bases: Russian state media
Bashar al-Assad and family granted asylum in Russia after his regime was toppled in a lightning rebel advance.
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In Syria, bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as Assad’s jails flung open
Prisons thrown open across Syria as President Bashar al-Assad’s ruling dynasty ends.
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Israel calls Syria its fourth front after rushing troops to the Golan
Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘central link in Iran’s axis of evil’ has fallen in Syria.
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Israeli soldiers near armoured vehicles parked along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria. Photo: AP
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Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections
The rebel forces declared Assad ousted after taking control of Damascus, following 13 years of civil war and 50 years of Assad family rule.
8 Dec 2024 - 8:40PM
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Damascus celebrates Assad’s fall as rebels take Syria’s capital
Syria’s capital woke up to cheering in celebration of the fall of President Assad, after rebels said they toppled the long-time ruler.
9 Dec 2024 - 8:31AM
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Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state TV announcement
President Bashar al-Asad has fled Syria after rebels seized control of the capital Damascus.
9 Dec 2024 - 8:30AM
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Violence at sea: how armed attacks on the high seas affect mariners
Attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea as well as tensions in international waters are increasingly affecting global shipping.
8 Dec 2024 - 11:30AM
Violence at sea: how armed attacks on the high seas affect mariners
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Syrian rebels claim they have entered Damascus
Residents in the capital said they heard heavy gunfire, with reports suggesting President Bashar al-Assad has fled the city.
8 Dec 2024 - 1:56PM
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Syria rebels say they control Homs, are advancing on capital Damascus
President Assad’s 24-year rule is dangling by a thread, with one US official saying he could be ousted in the coming week.
8 Dec 2024 - 7:52AM
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Trillion-dollar ambition: Saudi Arabia accelerates metal mining plans
The kingdom has signed a slew of deals with Chinese, Indian and Australian companies amid growing interest in its massive mineral reserves.
7 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM
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Syria rebels claim to reach city of Daraa, as they seek to topple Assad
Daraa was the birthplace of a 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and would be the fourth city his forces have lost in a week.
7 Dec 2024 - 8:14PM
Tanks are seen as rebels seek to capitalise on their capture of Aleppo and Hama by pressing onwards to Homs on Friday. Photo: Reuters
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Goal is to overthrow Assad with ‘all available means’: Syria’s rebel leader
Islamist-led rebels were at the gates of Syria’s Homs after wresting other key cities from government control.
6 Dec 2024 - 7:01PM
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Iran
Iran says it conducted a successful space launch
Rocket carried an ‘orbital propulsion system’ and research payloads to a 400km orbit above the Earth.
6 Dec 2024 - 4:09PM
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Why rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a brutal history, matters
Islamist-led rebels have captured Hama, a city strategically located between Aleppo and President Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power in Damascus.
6 Dec 2024 - 2:09PM
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Hezbollah to pay US$77 million plus rent to families affected by war
Iran-backed group seeks to shore up its support base after a devastating conflict with Israel.
6 Dec 2024 - 10:00AM
A man and a woman look out from a damaged building in the Chiyah district of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: Reuters
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Syria
Syrian rebels capture city of Hama in fresh blow to President Assad
Hama is critical to the control of major towns as Syrian rebels stage rapid advances.
6 Dec 2024 - 11:59AM
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Iran
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner gets 3-week reprieve from prison after surgery
Narges Mohammadi’s release on medical grounds sparks calls for permanent freedom and adequate healthcare.
5 Dec 2024 - 11:20AM
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Who is the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?
Abu Mohammed al-Golani is leading rebels in a stunning offensive that has brought the Syrian civil war back into focus.
4 Dec 2024 - 3:04PM
Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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