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Britain's Tyson Fury, right, and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk faced off for 11 whole minutes in Riyadh. AFP

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Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a picket line outside Columbia University, Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo / Yuki Iwamura)

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Lebanese soldiers pictured on December 12. If the Lebanese state is to re-establish its monopoly on the use of force, it needs a fit-for-purpose military. EPA

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts at the end of the match, December 12. Reuters

Why are Manchester City sliding? The answers might lie in organisational behaviour

The New York Stock Exchange. With high macroeconomic and financial market volatility, investors should focus on capital markets where the playing field is familiar. AFP

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How will Syria’s cultural landscape transform?

How will Syria’s cultural landscape transform?

Iran's nuclear programme has long provoked Washington's ire. EPA

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(FILES) Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) chief Abu Mohamed al-Jolani checks the damage following an earthquake in the village of Besnaya in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey, on February 7, 2023. Jolani is the leader of the Islamist alliance that spearheaded an offensive late November 2024 that rebels say brought down President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria on December 8, 2024. During the offensive, he started signing his statements under his real name -- Ahmed al-Sharaa. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

US diplomats in Damascus to hold talks with Syria's new rulers

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Weapons collected as part of the continuing Syrian disarmament process, in Hama. Lizzie Porter / The National

Assad regime soldiers hand in weapons in hope of new future

Israel's eviction orders on Lebanon 'grave breach' of humanitarian law

The moment Houthi rebels swooped down on the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. Getty Images

Gunpoint talks and diplomacy to rescue Red Sea hostages from Houthis

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Egypt hosts presidents of Iran and Turkey at summit of eight Muslim-majority nations

Syria transition

Aleppo airport, damaged during fighting, has reopened, though sanctions hinder its full capacity. Lizzie Porter / The National

First flight since fall of Assad lands in Aleppo after departing from Damascus

A man repaints his storefront in Damascus, daubing over the flag of the former Syrian government. EPA

How to form a government in ten days: Syria's HTS installs first bureaucrats

Jean-Francois Guillaume, France's special envoy to Syria, outside the entrance to the French embassy headquarters in Damascus this week. AFP

Overgrown and dusty: How France found its deserted Syrian embassy

Syrian composer and singer Samih Choukeir sings his iconic song 'Ya Haif' (meaning 'What a shame' in English) during a rally to celebrate days after the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by opposition rebels, in Paris, on December 14. EPA

CommentFor Syrian exiles, this sliver of liberty feels monumental

Hassan Al Alloush on a deserted street in the eastern half of Aleppo, Syria's main industrial city. Lizzie Porter / The National

Battered and neglected eastern Aleppo struggles to find hope after Assad's fall

A Syrian soldier searches through documents outside the Mezzeh airbase, near Damascus, after rebels ousted president Bashar Al Assad. EPA

Iraq sends Syrian soldiers who fled rebel offensive back to their country

Aleppo airport, damaged during fighting, has reopened, though sanctions hinder its full capacity. Lizzie Porter / The National

First flight since fall of Assad lands in Aleppo after departing from Damascus

A man repaints his storefront in Damascus, daubing over the flag of the former Syrian government. EPA

How to form a government in ten days: Syria's HTS installs first bureaucrats

Jean-Francois Guillaume, France's special envoy to Syria, outside the entrance to the French embassy headquarters in Damascus this week. AFP

Overgrown and dusty: How France found its deserted Syrian embassy

Syrian composer and singer Samih Choukeir sings his iconic song 'Ya Haif' (meaning 'What a shame' in English) during a rally to celebrate days after the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by opposition rebels, in Paris, on December 14. EPA

CommentFor Syrian exiles, this sliver of liberty feels monumental

Hassan Al Alloush on a deserted street in the eastern half of Aleppo, Syria's main industrial city. Lizzie Porter / The National

Battered and neglected eastern Aleppo struggles to find hope after Assad's fall

A Syrian soldier searches through documents outside the Mezzeh airbase, near Damascus, after rebels ousted president Bashar Al Assad. EPA

Iraq sends Syrian soldiers who fled rebel offensive back to their country

Aleppo airport, damaged during fighting, has reopened, though sanctions hinder its full capacity. Lizzie Porter / The National

First flight since fall of Assad lands in Aleppo after departing from Damascus

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Assad regime forces surrender their weapons in Hama

Hundreds of former soldiers and police officers hand in their weapons and prepare for a 'settlement process' under the new rebel-led government.

Fury and Usyk in 11-minute staring match ahead of Riyadh bout

Fury and Usyk in 11-minute staring match ahead of Riyadh bout

Vladimir Putin proposes missile duel with the US

Vladimir Putin proposes missile duel with the US

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Israeli air strikes in Yemen after Houthi missile intercepted over Israel

Israeli air strikes in Yemen after Houthi missile intercepted over Israel

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Syrians celebrating the fall of the Assad regime in Umayyad Square, Damascus. Reuters

Al Assad’s fall raises key questions over Israel’s Gaza strategy

Designer Brunello Cucinelli says his creations are expensive but that allows 'every link in the chain to be rewarded a fair amount'. Photo: Brunello Cucinelli

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People gather to celebrate the Syrian government's fall in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo / Emrah Gurel)

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Dolce & Gabbana's new store and cafe in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Dolce & Gabbana

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The Marlin Luanda after it was struck by a Houthi missile. Photo: @FFEAU_ALINDIEN / X

'Bridge on fire': Tanker captain's Red Sea missile ordeal

Swarms of locusts have plagued farmers' crops in countries such as Uganda. Getty Images

Pest control: New method to forewarn farmers where locusts will swarm

A reassuringly familiar sight for celebrity big-car fans

Mercedes-Benz G-Class EV 2024 review: Striking, suave and silent

A new genus and individual species endemic to Vietnam, identified in 2024. PA

Revealed: New plants and fungi species discovered in 2024

Syrians celebrating the fall of the Assad regime in Umayyad Square, Damascus. Reuters

Al Assad’s fall raises key questions over Israel’s Gaza strategy

Designer Brunello Cucinelli says his creations are expensive but that allows 'every link in the chain to be rewarded a fair amount'. Photo: Brunello Cucinelli

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People gather to celebrate the Syrian government's fall in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo / Emrah Gurel)

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Dolce & Gabbana's new store and cafe in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Dolce & Gabbana

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The Marlin Luanda after it was struck by a Houthi missile. Photo: @FFEAU_ALINDIEN / X

'Bridge on fire': Tanker captain's Red Sea missile ordeal

Swarms of locusts have plagued farmers' crops in countries such as Uganda. Getty Images

Pest control: New method to forewarn farmers where locusts will swarm

A reassuringly familiar sight for celebrity big-car fans

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A new genus and individual species endemic to Vietnam, identified in 2024. PA

Revealed: New plants and fungi species discovered in 2024

Syrians celebrating the fall of the Assad regime in Umayyad Square, Damascus. Reuters

Al Assad’s fall raises key questions over Israel’s Gaza strategy

The Omani port city of Sur, south of the capital Muscat. AFP

Oman's Vision 2040 a 'success story' for Gulf diversification plans, IMF official says

GCC's 'vision' plans are moving forward despite lower oil prices

Putin says fall of Assad is not a defeat for Russia

Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. EPA

UN seeks ICJ opinion on Israel's obligations over Palestinian aid

Gaza ceasefire negotiators in race against time before Trump is inaugurated

UN special Rapporteur violence against women and girls. Anjana Sankar/The National

UAE's push to protect women impressive but room to do more, says UN independent expert

Starliner astronauts' return to Earth delayed again

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Iqbal Khan, chief executive of Fajr Capital, says the company is looking to more than double its assets under management to $7 billion by the end of the decade. Victor Besa / The National

Dubai's Fajr Capital seeks string of deals in 2025, CEO says

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Culture

Lutfi’s manga-inspired art is driven by his love for Japan and the UAE

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The Metropolis has been championed by many Lebanese filmmakers. Photo: Metropolis

Beirut’s Metropolis cinema to return amid Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

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Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater in Newhaven, England. Getty Images

Indian defence personnel carry out a rescue operation after an accident off the coast of Mumbai. AFP

A cotton candy seller walks past a mural on the banks of river Ganges at Bundiparkota Ghat in Varanasi. AFP

A man places a poster on a wall during a protest against US immigration policy on International Migrants Day, in Tapachula, Mexico. Reuters

A pedestrian walks past French street artist James Colomina's Santa Claus work in Paris. AFP

Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof speaks to the press at the EU headquarters in Brussels. AFP

Hawaii's Nathan Florence competes during the Men's Vans 2024 Pipe Masters at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. AFP

Soldiers perform during the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA

A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a manta ray at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

Palestinian children push a car as people are evicted from their homes by the Israeli military, at Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP

Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater in Newhaven, England. Getty Images

Indian defence personnel carry out a rescue operation after an accident off the coast of Mumbai. AFP

A cotton candy seller walks past a mural on the banks of river Ganges at Bundiparkota Ghat in Varanasi. AFP

A man places a poster on a wall during a protest against US immigration policy on International Migrants Day, in Tapachula, Mexico. Reuters

A pedestrian walks past French street artist James Colomina's Santa Claus work in Paris. AFP

Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof speaks to the press at the EU headquarters in Brussels. AFP

Hawaii's Nathan Florence competes during the Men's Vans 2024 Pipe Masters at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. AFP

Soldiers perform during the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA

A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a manta ray at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

Palestinian children push a car as people are evicted from their homes by the Israeli military, at Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP

Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater in Newhaven, England. Getty Images

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