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December 9, 2024 10:54 AM

With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches

Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of his family's brutal rule. The lightning adva...

December 8, 2024 5:00 PM

Syrian rebels topple President Assad, his whereabouts unknown

Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. The Isl...

December 8, 2024 5:01 PM

India’s strategic vision for West Asia: Jaishankar outlines multi-billion dollar stakes at Manama Dialogue

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar presented India's comprehensive strategy for West Asia at the Manama Dialogue, emphasizing the region's critical importance to India's economic and strategic interests. The minister highlighted that India c...

December 8, 2024 12:42 PM

Pakistan: Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for KP CM, PTI leaders in GHQ attack case

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and several top leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in connection with the General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case, AR...

December 8, 2024 12:34 PM

US-Bahrain geospatial partnership expands as UK joins security pact

In a major development for West Asian security cooperation, the United States, Bahrain, and the United Kingdom have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership through the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (C-SIPA)...

December 8, 2024 1:49 PM

South Korea martial law fallout deepens as prosecutors close in on president, ex-defence minister

South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week's martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defence minister was arrested. Yoon su...

December 8, 2024 12:49 PM

Syrian army command tells officers that Assad’s rule has ended, officer says

Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first announcement on state television following a lightning offensive that took the world by surprise. Syria's army command notified officers o...

December 8, 2024 10:10 AM

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Manama after Doha engagements

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar landed in Manama on Saturday evening to attend the 20th edition of the IISS Manama Dialogue. His visit, which follows a series of strategic diplomatic discussions in Doha, underscores India’s active rol...

December 7, 2024 6:30 PM

South Korea’s Yoon survives martial law impeachment move after his party boycotts vote

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote. Only 195 vo...

December 7, 2024 6:12 PM

Idols burnt in another attack on Hindu temple in Bangladesh, complaint filed

Amid growing concerns over violence targeting religious minorities and their places of worship in Bangladesh, another Hindu temple was allegedly set on fire on the outskirts of Dhaka. The Mahabhagya Lakshminarayan Mandir, located in Dhor village...

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