International

New Delhi: India Monday urged all parties in Syria to prioritise the unity and integrity of the nation following the fall of the al-Assad regime. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement stressing the need for a peaceful resolution amidst the escalating turmoil...

Seoul: South Korea's Justice Ministry said Monday that an overseas travel ban was imposed on President Yoon Suk Yeol during an investigation into his short-lived declaration of martial law. South Korean police, prosecutors and anti-corruption agency had requested the ban as they expand their probes...

Beirut: Syrians poured into streets in celebration Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule. Russian state news agencies were reporting that President Bashar Assad and his family had arrived in Moscow and were given...

New Delhi: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Dhaka Monday morning amid tensions over atrocities on the Hindu community there. He will hold Foreign Office Consultations with his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Jashim Uddin later in the day. The visit comes against the backdrop of heightened...

Damascus: The leader of Syria's biggest rebel faction in his first public appearance since the fall of Bashar Assad calls it “a victory to the Islamic nation.” In his first public appearance since fighters entered the Damascus suburbs Saturday, Abu Mohammed al-Golani visited the Syrian...

Washington: Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire in Russia's war with Ukraine and the president-elect renewed warnings that he was open to pulling the United States out of NATO. Trump made his cease-fire proposal after a weekend meeting in Paris with French...

Manama: One of the topmost Emirati diplomats Anwar Gargash Sunday faced a series of direct questions over Syria, particularly as the UAE in recent years had sought to rehabilitate Assad's image in the Arab world. Asked if Assad was heading to the UAE, Gargash said:...

Damascus: Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, putting an end to the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule but raising questions about the future of the country and the wider region. Joyful...

Moscow: Russia's Foreign Ministry claimed Sunday that Bashar Assad had left Syria after negotiations with rebel groups, and gave “instructions” to “transfer power peacefully”. In a post on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday, the ministry said Moscow had not directly participated in these talks....

Tel Aviv: Israel has deployed its forces in new positions within the buffer zone along the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights Sunday following the ‘fall’ of the Assad regime in Syria. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the move, marking the first such deployment...