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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festive Atmosphere on Christmas Eve in Syria - Damascus

In Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2025, festive scenes filled the streets and churches of the Bab Touma district, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve amid holiday decorations and lights. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image Depicts Death) Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image Depicts Death) Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image Depicts Death) Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image Depicts Death) Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image Depicts Death) Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image Depicts Death) Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Palestinians Killed In Hebron - Palestine

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image Depicts Death) Mourners carry the body of Palestinian sanitation worker Ziad Jabara Abu Dawoud during his funeral in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 7, 2025. Palestinian officials say Abu Dawoud and 17-year-old Ahmad Khalil Al-Rajabi were shot dead by Israeli forces the previous night in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city, while the Israeli military says troops responded to an attempted ramming attack. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Seif El Islam Gaddafi appears for a media tour - Tripoli

Seif El Islam Gaddafi ©, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi meets with reporters at Bab Al Aziziya barracks, in Tripoli, Libya, on the early hours of August 23, 2011, a day after the fall of the Libyan capital and the announce of Seif's capture by rebels. Pool photo via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and Claude Gueant at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and Claude Gueant at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

Men lead horses through the Bab al-Salam border crossing in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

A man holds a horse at the Bab al-Salam gate in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

Pilgrims cross into Syria at the Bab al-Salam border in Azaz on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

A group of pilgrims gathers with local officials and Free Syrian flags at the Bab al-Salam border crossing in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

People gather near the Bab al-Salam crossing as the Spanish pilgrims arrive in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

Men lead horses through the Bab al-Salam border crossing in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

Horses enter Syria as people take photos at the Bab al-Salam crossing in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

Men lead horses through the Bab al-Salam border crossing in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

Horses enter Syria as people take photos at the Bab al-Salam crossing in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Muslims retrace 500-year-old pilgrimage route to Mecca on horseback arrive in Syria

Horses enter Syria as people take photos at the Bab al-Salam crossing in Azaz, Syria on April 12, 2025. The Spanish convoy entered Syria on horseback as part of a symbolic pilgrimage to Mecca, retracing a route from Andalusia to revive a journey lost for over 400 years. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Suez Canal chief seeks to reassure shipping giant amid Red Sea tensions

STORY: Suez Canal chief seeks to reassure shipping giant amid Red Sea tensions SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), met with the CEO of global shipping company MSC Group on Wednesday in an attempt to reassure companies about using the canal amid tensions in the Red Sea. Rabie and Soren Toft, CEO of MSC Group, held an online meeting to discuss the volatile situation in the region, according to an SCA statement. "We are keen on continuous coordination with our clients to reach joint work mechanisms aimed at reducing the effects of the current crisis on global supply chains," Rabie said, acknowledging the security concerns influencing MSC's navigation policies. Toft pledged to resume using the Suez Canal "as soon as the security situation stabilizes in the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab regions," voicing their intention to invest more

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EGYPT-SUEZ CANAL-NAVIGATION

(240113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A large ship travels on the Suez Canal in Ismailia Province, Egypt, Jan. 13, 2024. Chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Friday that navigation traffic in the canal is regular in both directions. In a statement, Rabie denied reports about the temporary suspension of navigation in the Suez Canal as a result of the tension in the Red Sea's strategic Bab-el-Mandeb area. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SUEZ CANAL-NAVIGATION

(240113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship travels on the Suez Canal in Ismailia Province, Egypt, Jan. 13, 2024. Chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Friday that navigation traffic in the canal is regular in both directions. In a statement, Rabie denied reports about the temporary suspension of navigation in the Suez Canal as a result of the tension in the Red Sea's strategic Bab-el-Mandeb area. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)