Pope Francis Unveils Christmas Nativity With Baby Jesus Atop A Keffiyeh
Pope Francis made a plea for peace while unveiling a nativity featuring baby Jesus nestled in a keffiyeh in Vatican City on Saturday. The pontiff declared “Enough wars, enough violence!” while receiving a delegation of representatives from the Palestinian groups that organized the project by...
Who Is Abu Mohammed Al-Golani, The Leader Of The Insurgency That Toppled Syria’s Assad?
BEIRUT (AP) — Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. As he entered Damascus...
The Fall Of Bashar Assad After 14 Years Of War In Syria Brings To An End A Decades-Long Dynasty
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. The...
Syrian Government Falls In Stunning End To 50-Year Rule Of Assad Family
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across government-held territory and entered the capital in 10 days. Syrian state television aired a video statement by...
Ulcerative colitis – what is it and what to do
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic illness that can make life difficult for you. It involves having to stay close to your bathroom which makes leaving the house difficult. There is also discomfort and fatigue. This can affect your work and social life. Also you may...
Jubilation And Gunfire As Syrians Celebrate The End Of The Assad Family’s Half-Century Rule
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 years of iron rule. Thousands of Syrians...
Donald Trump Says U.S. Shouldn’t Intervene In Syria As Opposition Forces Gain Ground
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria amid an opposition offensive that has reached the capital’s suburbs, declaring in a social media post, “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” Trump’s first extensive comments on the...
U.S. Announces Nearly $1 Billion More In Longer-Term Weapons Support For Ukraine
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The United States will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday as the Biden administration rushes to spend all the congressionally approved money it has left to bolster Kyiv before...
Trump And Macron Meet With Zelenskyy In Paris Ahead Of Notre Dame Reopening
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp and they held an impromptu meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelenskyy on a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing global problems. Trump,...
Is Assad’s Rule In Syria At Risk Of Collapse?
BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on...
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