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Honda shares soar 16%

The surge came after the auto giant announced a $7bn buyback.

Mubadala acquires stakes from GHH

It acquired an 80 percent stake in Global Medical Supply Chain.

ADNOC Drilling closes JV

It is a JV between ADNOC Drilling, SLB and Patterson UTI.

Boeing to boost 787 production

The firm will invest$1bn to ramp up production in South Carolina.

ADNOC signs deal with PETRONAS

Under the agreement, ADNOC will supply 1m tons of LNG per year.

Syria rebel leader vows to pursue former officials for torture, war crimes

Syria's Islamist rebel leader on Tuesday vowed to pursue former senior government officials responsible for torture and war crimes, a...
  • Israel continued launched air strikes destroying the former government's military capabilities
  • Baath party said it will support "a transitional phase in Syria aimed at defending the unity of the country."

European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged nation, Vienna signaled it would...
  • World leaders and Syrians abroad watched in disbelief at the weekend as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus
  • The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees had imposed a freeze on decisions for ongoing asylum decisions

Celebrations erupt across Syria to mark end of 50 years of Baath party rule

Bashar al-Assad's whereabouts not clear, but his key backer Russia said he had resigned from the presidency and left Syria....
  • Protests spread like wildfire in neighbouring provinces, with anti-government demonstrators toppling statues of late president Hafez al-Assad in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus
  • The Israeli army said Saturday that its troops were assisting UN peacekeeping forces in the Syrian-controlled part of the Golan Heights in repelling an attack "by armed individuals

Syria: Assad faces stunning setbacks as rebels seize Daraa, Hama, and Aleppo in quick succession

While Aleppo and Hama, the two other main cities taken from government control in recent days, fell to an Islamist-led...
  • Since a rebel alliance led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched its offensive on November 27, the government has lost Aleppo and subsequently Hama in central Syria
  • Syria's civil war, which began with Assad's crackdown on democracy protests, has killed more than 500,000 people and forced more than half the population to flee their homes

Turkey confirms Syria talks with Russia and Iran

A meeting was expected on the forum's sidelines between Turkey, and Damascus allies Iran and Russia.
  • Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan "will meet with the Russian and Iranian ministers"
  • The so-called Astana process involving the three countries was launched by Kazakhstan in 2017

Qatar resumes Gaza mediation: source with knowledge of talks

Doha, Qatar - Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war...
  • The Gulf emirate, along with the US and Egypt, had been involved in months of unsuccessful negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release after nearly 14 months of war
  • In November, Doha announced it had put its mediation on hold, saying it would resume when Hamas and Israel showed "willingness and seriousness".

Syria: Tens of thousands of Alawites flee Homs, fearing rebel advance towards Damascus-coast strategic link

Analysts said they expected the fighters led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to push on towards the city,...
  • Khaled, who lives on the city's outskirts told AFP that "the road leading to (coastal) Tartus province was glowing... due to the lights of hundreds of cars on their way out."
  • In April 2014, at least 100 people, mostly civilians, were killed in twin attacks in Homs that targeted a majority Alawite neighbourhood

South Korean president clings to power after martial law U-turn

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an...
  • South Korean police announced Thursday they were investigating Yoon for "insurrection"
  • A new poll by Realmeter showed 73.6 percent of respondents supported impeachment

Iran says ready to study any Syrian request for troops

Tehran, Iran - Iran will consider any request from its Syrian ally for troops to help tackle a sweeping rebel offensive...
  • Iran and Syria have been close allies for decades and Iran has long provided military advisors to the Syrian armed forces
  • The Iranian government has been portraying the rebel assault as a US-Israeli plot to destabilise the Middle East

Lebanon says nine killed in Israeli strikes on southern villages

Many strikes on villages in southern Lebanon on Monday, after Israel said it was taking aim at dozens of Hezbollah...
  • Israel has carried out a near-daily series of strikes in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire
  • On Monday, the Lebanese army said an Israeli drone wounded a soldier

Post-Assad Syria seeks peace; Erdogan pushes anti-terror agenda, US warns on Kurdish conflict

Barbara Leaf, Washington's top diplomat for the Middle East, told Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa of the "critical need to...

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UNRWA warns of ‘apocalyptic’ conditions as Israeli airstrikes target aid, refugee camps, kill 58

The latest bloodshed came despite growing optimism that negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal might finally succeed, with...

54 journalists killed in 2024, a third by Israel: media group

Fifty-four journalists were killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession in 2024, a third of...

Transition in Syria: New PM says will ‘guarantee’ rights of all religious groups

With Assad's overthrow plunging Syria into the unknown, its new rulers have sought to assure religious minorities that they will...

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New Syrian rulers pledge stability, accountability, and reconstruction after Assad’s ouster

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Islamist leader who headed the rebel offensive, had previously announced talks on a transfer of power...
  • The rebels appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as the transitional head of government to run the country until March 1, a statement said
  • Assad fled Syria as an Islamist-led opposition alliance swept into the capital Damascus over the weekend, bringing to an end five decades of brutal rule by his clan

Syria rebel leader vows to pursue former officials for torture, war crimes

Syria's Islamist rebel leader on Tuesday vowed to pursue former senior government officials responsible for torture and war crimes, a...
  • Israel continued launched air strikes destroying the former government's military capabilities
  • Baath party said it will support "a transitional phase in Syria aimed at defending the unity of the country."

European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged nation, Vienna signaled it would...
  • World leaders and Syrians abroad watched in disbelief at the weekend as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus
  • The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees had imposed a freeze on decisions for ongoing asylum decisions