Moscow, Dec.8.– “Assad and members of his family have arrived in Moscow,” a source told the TASS news agency. “Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds,” he added.
France plunges into political chaos causing anxiety about the euro zone’s second biggest economy.
Paris, Dec.4 (DPnet).– Vote of no confidence against PM Michel Barnier passes by 331 votes. At least 289 votes were needed for the no-confidence vote to pass. Mr Barnier will go down as the shortest-serving prime minister in French history after he was appointed by Emmanuel Macron in September following July’s snap election.
The French president is said to be keen to have a replacement appointed before Donald Trump attends the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. But questions remain over whether MPs will back an alternative.
Damascus, Dec.3.– In a bizarre twist of fate, it is possible that the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) may be inadvertently coming to the aid of the West – and more importantly, Ukraine – by disrupting Putin’s southern flank.
Exactly eight years ago, in December 2016, Aleppo eventually fell to Assad and the Russians when the Syrian regime rained down chlorine barrel bombs for 17 days.
Kiev, Nov.29.– Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday night that he was willing to cede territory to Russia to end the war for the first time.
The Ukrainian president said his country could give up land temporarily in exchange for a “Nato umbrella” over the territory Ukraine still holds.
Key moments
6:53pm – ‘Act swiftly’ urges Lebanese PM
6:24pm – Netanyahu recommends ceasefire approval 
6:22pm – ‘We will eliminate Hamas’
6:19pm – ‘We set them back decades’, says Netanyahu referring to Hezbollah
5:36pm – Israel steps up bombing of Beirut ahead of Netanyahu speech
Nov.26.– Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon after weeks of negotiations with the US and other Western allies.
Israel’s prime minister confirmed he would present the deal to his cabinet in a televised address on Tuesday. The deal could come into force as early as Wednesday.
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