Arab Times

Bashar Abdullah highlights Kuwait’s sports growth and regional partnerships

Bashar Abdullah, Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Sports speaks during the Bahrain Sports Summit.
Associated Press

AP swift to the story when Bashar Assad’s government falls

The fall of the authoritarian government of Bashar Assad in Syria to rebel fighters came swiftly and unexpectedly, but AP’s Middle East team rose to the challenge. Beirut-based photographer Hussein ...
Monocle

Highlights from Monocle Radio: A year on from the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, the new editor in chief of ‘Esquire UK’ and a recap of Design Miami

Journalist Martin Smith discusses his interview with the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, we meet the new editor in chief of ‘Esquire UK’ and Design Miami’s CEO, Jen Roberts, recaps this year’s ...
CNN

Assad’s fall is huge blow for Putin, highlighting fragility of his own rule

The world now knows the colors of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s parachute: the Russian tricolor. Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss ...