Thousands of cheering young men gathered to witness the public execution of notorious Assad enforcer Talal Dakkak who sold prisoners’ organs and fed their body parts to his pet lion.
Russia secretly squirrelled Assad out of Syria and tried to make it look like his plane had crashed, says Ukrainian intelligence.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family fled the country, in a covert mission to Moscow, leaving Syrians bewildered about what comes next after 13 years of brutal civil war.
Asma al-Assad’s investment banking and computer science skills came in handy keeping Syria and her greedy dictator family afloat by running a lucrative narcotics trade.
Islamist rebel forces who marched into Damascus and stormed Bashar al-Assad’s palace found a massive fleet of high-end cars, including Mercedes, Porches, Audis and Ferraris.
As Western countries, Syria’s allies Russia and Iran, and border nations rapidly reassess the fallout of the shifting sands of the Middle East, the whereabouts of Bashar al-Assad is unknown.
Mykola Bychok didn’t waste any time highlighting the twin worries of the war in Ukraine and the attacks on a synagogue in Melbourne after being elevated by Pope Francis.
Princess delivers heartfelt messages at annual Christmas service, with themes of love and kindness taking on new relevance after her own year of battling cancer.
Mykola Bychok will stand out in more ways than one when Pope Francis makes him a cardinal on Saturday afternoon.
French President Emmanuel Macron will seek ways out of France’s political crisis, after Michel Barnier became the first prime minister to be ousted by parliament in over six decades
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