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Maher Assad

Bashar Assad, Maher Assad get death sentence by Syrian court

August 11th, 2026

Sally Shakkour

ALBAWABA - Damascus Criminal Court handed over on Tuesday death sentence against former Syrian President Bashar Assad and former military officer Maher Assad amid crimes during the 14-year Syrian civil ...

U.S. President Donald Trump

NEWS

Trump unveils 3 scenarios for war with Iran

Jordanian crown prince Hussein and his uncle Prince Ali watching Jordan's football team play

Sport

Former FIFA vice-president Prince Ali of Jordan denounces blackmail by Infantino

iPhone 17 on display

BUSINESS

New iPhone releases decrease prices for old models - rumor says not anymore

Israeli soldier

NEWS

Lawsuit filed against Israeli reservist Matan Jerafi in Vietnam

Sephora

ENTERTAINMENT

Sephora to open in Israel without Huda Beauty

Videos

NEWS

police officers

Video: Man with knife stabs 2 police officers in Toulouse, France

Colombia

Colombia's deadliest earthquake in years kills at least 132

Trump administration reaches secret deals with Syria and Israel to remove nuclear materials

Trump administration reaches secret deals with Syria and Israel to remove nuclear materials

Drone strike hits Libya’s Al-Zawiya oil refinery, causing naphtha leak

Drone strike hits Libya’s Al-Zawiya oil refinery, causing naphtha leak

Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints six top military commanders

Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints six top military commanders

BUSINESS

iPhone 17 on display

New iPhone releases decrease prices for old models - rumor says not anymore

Amazon data centers

Amazon new AI data center power plant to be largest source of CO₂ pollution in the US

Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Workers return to Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani levies tax on luxury second homes, billionaires sue

Bitcoin and various Crypto Currencies

Washington hits pause on Crypto despite $225 Million pressure campaign

ENTERTAINMENT

Kim Kardashian

Thief steals Kim Kardashian’s car at her Hidden Hills mansion

Dr. Food and Shrouqsunshine

Gold ring gifts, ticket prices: Shrouqsunshine's divorce party sparks controversy

Alperen Duymaz & Özge Yağız

When is Doğanın Kanunu ending? Star TV series sets 13th-episode finale

Çağatay Ulusoy

Çağatay Ulusoy sparks buzz with hair loss and weight gain during Bodrum holiday

Taylor Swift / Donald Trump

Taylor Swift humiliates Trump as her songs are removed from his posts

Sport

Liverpool vs Monaco predicted lineups - Club Friendlies 2026

Liverpool vs Monaco predicted lineups - Club Friendlies 2026

Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid predicted lineups - Club Friendlies 2026

Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid predicted lineups - Club Friendlies 2026

PSG vs Man Utd predicted lineups - Club friendlies 2026

PSG vs Man Utd predicted lineups - Club friendlies 2026

Jordanian crown prince Hussein and his uncle Prince Ali watching Jordan's football team play

Former FIFA vice-president Prince Ali of Jordan denounces blackmail by Infantino

Chelsea vs Juventus predicted lineups - Club Friendlies 2026

Chelsea vs Juventus predicted lineups - Club Friendlies 2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump unveils 3 scenarios for war with Iran

ILS berm into which the plane crashed

South Korean police raid transport ministry as part of Jeju air crash investigation

Maher Assad

Bashar Assad, Maher Assad get death sentence by Syrian court

U.S. President Donald Trump

New leaks: Trump secretly left Turkey amid Iran's assassination threats

Sephora

Sephora to open in Israel without Huda Beauty

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Israeli

Israeli 'activist' posts racist AI video of African migrants being moved like trash

ALBAWABA - Self-proclaimed Israeli human rights activist Sheffi Paz sparked outrage on social media after posting an AI video of

85-year-old mother

Horrific video: Son attacks 85-year-old mother with stick in Turkey

ALBAWABA - A shocking video was shared online showing an old woman in Turkey covered in blood while her son

Sex doll

Australian police get murder victim report, discover sex doll instead

ALBAWABA - The Australian police received a report that there was a murder victim inside a suitcase dumped in rural

$260 Million to become a dog? Viral Japanese transformation sparks debate

$260 Million to become a dog? Viral Japanese transformation sparks debate

ALBAWABA - There is a rumor on social media that is going viral and it claims that a 26-year-old Japanese

Iranian religious singer Hamidreza Rajabzadeh

Iran detains 4 over killing of pro-regime religious singer Hamidreza Rajabzadeh

ALBAWABA - The Iranian security forces arrested four people with links to the abductions and the killing of Iranian religious

Israeli 'activist' posts racist AI video of African migrants being moved like trash

85-year-old mother

Horrific video: Son attacks 85-year-old mother with stick in Turkey

Australian police get murder victim report, discover sex doll instead

$260 Million to become a dog? Viral Japanese transformation sparks debate

$260 Million to become a dog? Viral Japanese transformation sparks debate

Iranian religious singer Hamidreza Rajabzadeh

Iran detains 4 over killing of pro-regime religious singer Hamidreza Rajabzadeh

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74 killed as 7.4-magnitude earthquake devastates western Colombia

74 killed as 7.4-magnitude earthquake devastates western Colombia

ALBAWABA- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 74 people and injuring dozens, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue teams

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian

Iranian president holds 7-hour meeting with Khamenei: Major discussion points

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh

Riad Salameh faces new accusations of money laundering and embezzlement of funds

Zelensky in US Captiol

Arms manufacturers fear Ukraine outcompeting US Patriot missile production

Ukrainian drone

Ukrainian drone kills 12, injured 39 in Russia's Tatarstan