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

Fury and Usyk stare each other down for 11 minutes in intense face-off

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

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Iraq midfielder Ibrahim Bayesh, left, after scoring during the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup final against Oman at the Basra International Stadium on January 19, 2023. AFP

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

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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

CommentWhat are the chances of a US-Iran reset?

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

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

A Syrian fighter speaks as activists gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus to demand a secular state. AP

ExclusiveGerman Syria envoy warns on sanctions hopes after visit to Damascus

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

A woman pours tea in a displacement camp in Baidoa, Somalia. Getty Images

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Trump tells EU to buy US oil and gas or risk tariffs

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Syria transition

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

Syrians wait with their belongings at the Masnaa border crossing as they prepare to enter Lebanon. EPA

ExclusiveSyrian army generals and security officers fled to Lebanon, sources say

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 Samih Choukeir sings his song Ya Haif (What a Shame) at a rally in Paris celebrating the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad. 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

Syrians wait with their belongings at the Masnaa border crossing as they prepare to enter Lebanon. EPA

ExclusiveSyrian army generals and security officers fled to Lebanon, sources say

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 Samih Choukeir sings his song Ya Haif (What a Shame) at a rally in Paris celebrating the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad. 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

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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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Mufasa: The Lion King is screening in cinemas across the Middle East. Photo: Disney

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FILE - Jimmy Donaldson, the popular YouTube video maker who goes by MrBeast, wears a Lionel Messi jersey as he stands in a sideline box at the start of an MLS soccer match between Inter Miami and CF Montreal, March 10, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo / Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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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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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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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

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Mufasa: The Lion King is screening in cinemas across the Middle East. Photo: Disney

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FILE - Jimmy Donaldson, the popular YouTube video maker who goes by MrBeast, wears a Lionel Messi jersey as he stands in a sideline box at the start of an MLS soccer match between Inter Miami and CF Montreal, March 10, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo / Rebecca Blackwell, File)

MrBeast did not rent pyramids for 100 hours, Egyptian authorities say

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

TrendingUS senators' Turkey worries and UN demands Israel halt Syria operations

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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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

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

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Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, December 19, 2024. REUTERS / Dawoud Abu Alkas

Latest updatesAt least 77 Palestinians killed in Gaza in 24 hours, says ministry

Six Palestinians were killed and several injured on Thursday evening in Israeli air strikes on Gaza city

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during his annual news conference and call-in show at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow. AP

Putin says fall of Assad is not a defeat for Russia

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

Reem Al Salem, the UN special rapporteur on 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

CommentA US ban on TikTok would be many things, but it is not unprecedented

Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet sells for more than $5m

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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed announces launch of Dubai AI Week

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

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Pictures of the Day

Men queue at a reconciliation centre in Latakia, Syria. Reconciliation centres have opened in cities across the country, giving former conscripts of the Assad regime a chance to clear their names, gain new IDs and sever ties with the regime. Getty Images

A young patient at Souza Aguiar Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, gets a visit from Father Christmas. Getty Images

Ukrainian rescue services tackle a fire at the scene of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv. Getty Images

North Koreans welcome the country's triumphant weightlifters home from the IWF World Championships in Bahrain, at Pyongyang International Airport. AP Photo

A couple admire the 22-metre Christmas tree at CityCenterDC in Washington, US. Reuters

Celebrations for the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's People's Army and the 35th annual All-People Defence Festival at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. EPA

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid, right, celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins with Evan Bouchard, second left, and Leon Draisaitl during an National Hockey League game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. AP

A newborn baby being examined on a maternity ward in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Kahani, on the island of Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean territory. Reuters

Politicians brawl over legislation in Taiwan's parliament in Taipei. AFP

A mock US dollar bill showing Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is held during a session in the plenary Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. Reuters

Men queue at a reconciliation centre in Latakia, Syria. Reconciliation centres have opened in cities across the country, giving former conscripts of the Assad regime a chance to clear their names, gain new IDs and sever ties with the regime. Getty Images

A young patient at Souza Aguiar Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, gets a visit from Father Christmas. Getty Images

Ukrainian rescue services tackle a fire at the scene of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv. Getty Images

North Koreans welcome the country's triumphant weightlifters home from the IWF World Championships in Bahrain, at Pyongyang International Airport. AP Photo

A couple admire the 22-metre Christmas tree at CityCenterDC in Washington, US. Reuters

Celebrations for the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's People's Army and the 35th annual All-People Defence Festival at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. EPA

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid, right, celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins with Evan Bouchard, second left, and Leon Draisaitl during an National Hockey League game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. AP

A newborn baby being examined on a maternity ward in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Kahani, on the island of Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean territory. Reuters

Politicians brawl over legislation in Taiwan's parliament in Taipei. AFP

A mock US dollar bill showing Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is held during a session in the plenary Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. Reuters

Men queue at a reconciliation centre in Latakia, Syria. Reconciliation centres have opened in cities across the country, giving former conscripts of the Assad regime a chance to clear their names, gain new IDs and sever ties with the regime. Getty Images

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