Bassam Ezzedine knows all too well about the cruelty of Syria’s ousted government. After spending time in detention and seeing members of his family disappear, he fled the country as a refugee. But after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, Ezzedine hurried back home to help others find relatives who had gone missing as suspected…
In Pictures Alois Brunner, the Nazi ‘butcher’ who trained Syrian security. By Danylo HawaleshkaPublished On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 History Illustrated is a series of perspectives that puts news events and current affairs into historical context using graphics generated with artificial intelligence. Torture in Syria has a nasty origin. At its core, Alois Brunner, the…
News Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from jail Tehran denies Sala’s December 19 detainment was linked to an Iranian businessman’s arrest in Italy on a US warrant. Italian journalist Cecilia Sala [File: Andrea Merola/ANSA via AFP] Published On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 Iran has released journalist Cecilia Sala after three weeks in jail,…
Fakhar Zaman confident of returning for Pakistan at ICC Champions Trophy The previously out-of-favour opener aims to make his way back into the Pakistan white-ball side as the defending champions host their first ICC event in 29 years. Fakhar Zaman, left, was issued show-cause notice by the Pakistan Cricket Board over his social media post…
In Pictures Residents of a senior centre are evacuated as fire approaches in Altadena, California, US. [Ethan Swope/AP Photo] Published On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 California firefighters have battled wind-whipped wildfires that have torn across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled, straining resources as officials prepared…
Counting the Cost Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy? After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy is in ruins. After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy has been decimated. Most of its oil and gas wells, roads, electricity grids, farmland and infrastructure are damaged. Crippling the economy even further…
Former Assad military officers reconcile with Syria’s new authorities NewsFeed Former Assad military officers reconcile with Syria’s new authorities Former Syrian military officers who worked under the Assad regime are registering with the new administration as part of the effort towards a peaceful political transition. Published On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025
News NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump’s news conference Trump’s grandstanding covered Ukraine joining NATO, Israel’s war on Gaza, and Greenland. US President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, United States, on January 7, 2025 [Carlos Barria/Reuters] Published On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 United States President-elect Donald Trump…
Sudan’s military pushes back rebels in second city of Omdurman Army takes control of RSF territories in Mansoura, Murabaat and Elfitihab, and seizes weapons and ammunition depot. People walk along a street in Omdurman, Sudan’s second-largest city, located just west of the Nile River from the capital, Khartoum [Sara Creta/EPA] Published On 8 Jan 20258…
France coach Didier Deschamps says he’ll leave after FIFA World Cup 2026 Deschamps, who led France to the FIFA World Cup title in 2018, will step away after the 2026 edition in North America. Didier Deschamps is one of only three men to have won the World Cup both as a player and as a…