Update Bashar Assad flees Syria as militants enter Damascus

Bashar Assad flees Syria as militants enter Damascus

  • Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali: Syria should hold free elections to allow its people to decide leadership
  • Opposition fighters and citizens called on to preserve state institutions of ‘the free Syrian state’
By Reuters - AFP - AP ·

Jordan says stability and unity of Syria must be preserved

Jordan says stability and unity of Syria must be preserved

  • Jordan adds that bolstering the state of security in the region ‘is being worked on’
By Arab News ·

How Israeli raids transformed a Gaza hospital into a symbol of conflict’s cruel toll

How Israeli raids transformed a Gaza hospital into a symbol of conflict’s cruel toll

  • Shambolic state of Kamal Adwan Hospital underscores the deepening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza
  • Facility pays a high price as Israeli forces conduct repeated operations against Hamas fighters in surrounding areas
By ANAN TELLO ·

Jordan says stability and unity of Syria must be preserved

Jordan says stability and unity of Syria must be preserved

  • Jordan adds that bolstering the state of security in the region ‘is being worked on’
By Arab News ·

Update US President Joe Biden monitoring ‘extraordinary events’ in Syria: White House

US President Joe Biden monitoring ‘extraordinary events’ in Syria: White House

  • President-elect Donald Trump declares, in a social media post, ‘THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT’
By AFP - AP ·

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector posts 4.8% growth in Q3: GASTAT 

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector posts 4.8% growth in Q3: GASTAT 

  • Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product grew by 2.8 percent year on year in the third quarter
  • At current prices, the Kingdom’s GDP reached SR1.00 trillion ($270 billion) in Q3
By Nirmal Narayanan  ·

It is the first Palestinian film to win Marrakech’s Etoile D’Or award. (X @Marrakech_Fest)

Marrakech Film Festival bestows Palestinian film ‘Happy Holidays’ with top award

  • “The Village Next to Paradise” participated last year in the Marrakech festival’s Atlas Workshops, an initiative to develop filmmakers from Morocco, the Middle East and Africa and promote their work
By AP ·
LA Galaxy strike early, hold off New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win their record 6th MLS Cup championship

LA Galaxy strike early, hold off New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win their record 6th MLS Cup championship

  • Greg Vanney: I’m just so proud of this group after the challenges that we (had) and the way they bounced back and competed as a group
  • Galaxy nursed their lead through a scoreless second half to raise their league’s biggest trophy for the first time since 2014
By AP ·