Celebrations have erupted in Syria’s capital Damascus after opposition fighters announced on state television that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad had come to an end after 13 years of war. Thousands in cars and on foot congregated at a main square in Damascus on Sunday, chanting “Freedom”. The head of Syria’s main opposition…
Taking cover behind a large tree, a photographer from The Associated Press news agency pointed his camera towards an apartment building in Beirut that the Israeli military warned was in its sights. When a missile plunged from the sky moments later, the photojournalist and his lens were perfectly positioned to document the trail of destruction…
Israeli air raids have destroyed an Ottoman-era market in the southern city of Nabatieh overnight, killing at least one person and wounding four. Lebanon’s Civil Defense officials on Sunday said they battled fires in 12 residential buildings and 40 shops in the market, which dates back to 1910. “Our livelihoods have all been levelled to…
Israel carried out a series of massive air attacks overnight in the densely populated southern suburbs of Beirut, including the international airport’s perimeter. The Israeli military conducted 11 consecutive raids in what has been described as its most violent attack so far on Lebanon’s capital, a source close to Hezbollah told the AFP news agency….
Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital have been picking through wrecked homes as floodwaters have started to recede. Officials reported on Monday that the death toll from the monsoon floods and landslides had risen to 193 around the Himalayan nation. At least 31 others were missing and many others injured, police said. Entire neighbourhoods…
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, dealing a seismic blow to the Lebanese group that has been engaged in a year of crossborder hostilities with Israel. Hezbollah’s statement on Saturday came shortly after Israel’s military said it had killed Nasrallah in an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs – a move that could destabilise…