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The Syrian leader has survived seven years of conflict that has devastated much of the country he presides over. 2 hours ago Assad has received military and diplomatic support of Iran and Russia MORE ON SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR What media in Russia, Iran, and Syria are saying on Syria strikestoday Analysis: Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on the US-led Syria attackstoday Eastern Ghouta:...

Political analyst Marwan Bishara discusses the effectiveness of the US missile strikes on Syria. an hour ago MORE ON SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR Five things to know about the US-led strikes in Syriatoday Analysis: Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on the US-led Syria attackstoday Eastern Ghouta: What happened and whytoday Syria strikes: All the latest updatestoday The missile strikes by the United States and its allies have...

The aim of the strikes was 'destruction of the Syrian regime's chemical capabilities', according to French officials. 32 minutes ago Parly said France notified Russia of the strikes ahead of time MORE ON SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR Five things to know about the US-led strikes in Syriatoday Analysis: Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on the US-led Syria attackstoday Eastern Ghouta: What happened and whytoday ...

US, UK and France launch attack on 'chemical weapon sites' in Syria. Here are all the latest updates. 2 minutes ago MORE ON SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR Five things to know about the US-led strikes in Syriatoday Analysis: Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on the US-led Syria attackstoday Eastern Ghouta: What happened and whytoday Syria strikes: All the latest updatestoday The US, UK and France...

  14 Apr 2018 - 8:42 Youngest among performers Mia Park-Torchinsky during her rendition of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 which won the hearts of everyone in the crowd. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula By Raynald C Rivera | The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert yesterday night was a brilliant showcase of the country’s undeniable wealth of young talents with dazzling performances...

  10 Apr 2018 - 22:58 Sailors preapre FA-18 Hornet fighter jets for take off during a routine training aboard the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea on April 10, 2018. AFP / Ted Aljibe By Jim Gomez I Associated Press ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, South China:  As fighter jets streaked overhead, a U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through...

  11 Apr 2018 - 11:01 Police and security stand outside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the location for the offices of US President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen which was raided by the F.B.I. today in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire | AP WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump...

  11 Apr 2018 - 20:38 Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cooking in a camp near the Federal Police headquarters, where Lula is imprisoned, in Curitiba, Brazil. April 9, 2018. Reuters/Rodolfo Buhrer AFP Rio de Janeiro:  Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be watching television and sunbathing but so far prefers staying in his prison cell...

  12 Apr 2018 - 17:00 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds his grandson Pedro while waves supporters from the balcony of his apartment in Sao Bernardo do Campo, some 25 km from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 13, 2016. AFP / Nelson Almeida AFP Brasília:  If Brazil's right-wing politicians thought they'd seen the last of Lula with his imprisonment, they couldn't have...

  13 Apr 2018 - 0:01 The award. The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Airways was awarded the PAX International Readership Award for ‘Best In-Flight Duty Free Program’ for the Middle East and Africa at an awards ceremony that took place at the Radisson Blu hotel in Hamburg on  April 11. This is the second time that Qatar Airways has been given this distinguished award,...

  01 Apr 2018 - 16:09 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte during the press conference. Reuters/Tony O'Brien Reuters Chelsea deserve the season they are having and their struggles in the current campaign are down to the departure of experienced players over the past few years, manager Antonio Conte has said. A number of players who helped the club savour domestic and European success, including defenders...

  01 Apr 2018 - 15:32 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho speaks with Romelu Lukaku REUTERS/Andrew Yates AFP Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku said he has a lot more left in the locker after netting his 100th Premier League strike but wants his goalscoring feats to be backed up by trophies. Lukaku reached a century of goals with a neat finish in Saturday's 2-0...

  13 Apr 2018 - 18:17 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho REUTERS/Russell Cheyne Reuters Manchester United cannot step off the gas following last weekend's derby win over Premier League leaders Manchester City and must ensure they get the points required to secure second place, manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday. United rode on a sublime second-half performance by French midfielder Paul Pogba to seal...

  13 Apr 2018 - 18:22 This file photo taken in Moscow shows a person posing while holding a smartphone with the Telegram messenger application on display. (AFP / Alexander NEMENOV) By Jack Stubbs and Andrey Ostroukh / Reuters MOSCOW: A Russian court on Friday ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service be blocked in Russia, heralding possible communication disruption for millions...