The impending return to the White House of US President-elect Donald Trump promising high tariffs has raised the alarm around the world and not just in China. America’s neighbours Mexico and Canada are to be the first to be targeted for action because many other countries have used these two locations to enter the US … Read more
Hyderabad: Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya of the Telangana High Court took on file a writ plea challenging the order of the chief commissioner of GST and Customs, Hyderabad zone, in rejecting allotment of ‘lots’ in line with the Customs Disposal Manual, 2019. The judge was dealing with a writ plea filed by party-in-persons Seetha Gundugurthi and … Read more
In recent years, the Indian real estate market has witnessed a major shift, with Millennials and Gen- Z emerging as the new power players in property buying. Once the domain of older, wealthier generations, property investment is now on the radar of younger buyers, eager to make long-term financial moves early in life. Cities like … Read more
CAIRO: Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the leader of the Islamist alliance that spearheaded an offensive that rebels say brought down President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria. Jolani heads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is rooted in Syria’s branch of Al-Qaeda. He is an extremist who adopted a more … Read more
Beirut: The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said President Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had … Read more
The Syrian civil war began in 2011 during the wave of anti-government protests inspired by the Arab Spring 1.How has the situation in Syria changed this week? Who is involved? Why did the militants attack now? Here’s what happened: Last week (Week 48), Islamist militants in northwest Syria launched a sudden attack on forces loyal … Read more
BEIRUT: The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said early Sunday that President Bashar Assad left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had entered Damascus after a stunning advance across the country. The events suggested that the end of Assad’s regime could be imminent after his bloody … Read more
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military should stay out of the escalating conflict in Syria as a shock opposition offensive closes in on the capital, declaring in a social media post, “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” With world leaders watching the rapid rebel advance against Syria’s Russian- and Iranian-backed president, Bashar … Read more
It was the first time opposition forces had reached Damascus since 2018, when Syrian troops recaptured areas on the outskirts of the capital following a yearslong siege The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said early Sunday that Syria’s President Bashar Assad left the country for an undisclosed location. Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian … Read more
BEIRUT: Islamist-led rebels announced Sunday they had captured the strategic city of Homs, on the way towards Damascus where Syria’s embattled government said it was setting up an impenetrable security cordon. The defence ministry earlier denied rebels had entered Homs, describing the situation there as “safe and stable”. But the leader of the Islamist Hayat … Read more