Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of investment memorandums of understanding worth 14 billion dollars in the presence of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack. at Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria on August 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of investment memorandums of understanding worth 14 billion dollars in the presence of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack. at Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria on August 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of investment memorandums of understanding worth 14 billion dollars in the presence of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack. at Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria on August 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of investment memorandums of understanding worth 14 billion dollars in the presence of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack. at Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria on August 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of investment memorandums of understanding worth 14 billion dollars in the presence of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack. at Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria on August 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of Investment Memorandums of Understanding Worth 14 Billion Dollars - Damascus

Signing of investment memorandums of understanding worth 14 billion dollars in the presence of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack. at Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria on August 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy In Beirut - Lebanon

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Salam’s office in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTAY-KANAS SCENIC AREA-POLICE STATION (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTAY-KANAS SCENIC AREA-POLICE STATION (CN)

(240724) -- BURQIN, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 22, 2024 shows the original barrack of the Kanas border police station in the Kanas scenic area of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Kanas border police station is located in the Kanas scenic area of Altay. In recent years, the tourism industry in Altay has developed vigorously. According to police officers at the station, the Kanas scenic area receives a maximum of over 20,000 tourists per day. The station has joined forces with local people and staff of scenic spots to solve the problems of tourists, greatly improving the police efficiency. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Lei)

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - A barrack on the premises of the detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Russian POWs in blue uniforms line up in front of a barrack in the detention camp, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Bulletin boards on the wall of a barrack corridor on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs,

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Personal belongings are seen in a bedside stand in the common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - A barrack corridor on the premises of the detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - A bulletin board on the wall of a barrack corridor on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs,

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Separate beds are seen in a common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Russian POWs in blue uniforms line up in front of a barrack in the detention camp, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Russian POWs in blue uniforms line up in front of a barrack in the detention camp, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Name plate is seen on the bed in a common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Russian POWs in blue uniforms line up in front of a barrack in the detention camp, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Books are seen on a stool in the common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Separate beds are seen in a common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Russian POWs in blue uniforms line up in front of a barrack in the detention camp, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Russian POWs in blue uniforms line up in front of a barrack in the detention camp, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - A bulletin board on the wall of a barrack corridor on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Separate beds are seen in a common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Russian POWs in blue uniforms line up in front of a barrack in the detention camp, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Separate beds are seen in a common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Bulletin boards on the wall of a barrack corridor on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Separate beds are seen in a common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Separate beds are seen in a common room of a barrack on the premises of a detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers read books in a reading room at the barrack in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the regiment for 1

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers use electronic devices in a reading room at the barrack in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the re

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers read books in a reading room at the barrack in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the regiment for 1

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers read books in a reading room at the barrack in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the regiment for 1

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers use electronic devices in a reading room at the barrack in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the re

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers read books in a reading room at the barrack in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the regiment for 1

CHINA-PLA NAVY-74TH ANNIVERSARY-OPEN DAY ACTIVITIES (CN)

CHINA-PLA NAVY-74TH ANNIVERSARY-OPEN DAY ACTIVITIES (CN)

(230424) -- QINGDAO, April 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A soldier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, with a blindfold, demonstrates pistol disassembling and assembling for visitors during an open day activity at a barrack in east China's Shanghai, April 22, 2023. The PLA Navy has organized a range of open day activities across the country to mark its 74th founding anniversary that fell on Sunday. A total of 62 PLA Navy barracks in 22 cities, including Qingdao, Dalian, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have been open to the public since Friday. TO GO WITH "China Focus: PLA Navy's founding anniversary commemorated with public celebrations" (Photo by Wang Shuoxinyu/Xinhua)

(1)Daiei signs basic accord to sell Fukuoka stadium, hotel

(1)Daiei signs basic accord to sell Fukuoka stadium, hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Takagi (R), president of struggling Japanese retailer Daiei Inc., shakes hands with Colony Capital LLC CEO Thomas Barrack at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 2 at the end of a news conference on Daiei's signing of a basic agreement to sell its Fukuoka Dome baseball stadium and the adjacent Sea Hawk Hotel and Resort to the U.S. investment fund.

General's mansion in Ili sheds light on Xinjiang's history

STORY: General's mansion in Ili sheds light on Xinjiang's history DATELINE: June 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of site of Ili General's Mansion 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA XUEHUA, Guide at Ili General's Mansion STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA XUEHUA, tour guide at Ili General's Mansion "In 1762, the 27th year of Qing Emperor Qianlong's reign, the imperial court established the post of General in charge of Ili and other regions. It was simply referred to as the Ili General. The Ili General exercised jurisdiction over the regions both south and north of the Tianshan Mountains, covering Xinjiang's entire territory. The buildings preserved at Ili General's Mansion include the east barrack, west barrack, east wing-room, west wing-room, a working area behind the lobby, and a courtyard. The barracks, guest rooms and other buildings at the former site of Ili General's Mansion have now been transformed into exhibition halls. Inside them, exhibits includin

Former Trump Adviser Tom Barrack Charged With Acting As Agent Of UAE

Former Trump Adviser Tom Barrack Charged With Acting As Agent Of UAE

File photo dated July 21, 2016 of Tom Barrack, CEO of Colony Capital, makes remarks at the 2016 Republican National Convention held at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH, USA. Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., the chair of former President Trumps inaugural committee and a prominent Southern California businessman, was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he and two associates were part of a secretive, years-long effort to shape Trumps foreign policy as a candidate and later, president, all to the benefit of the United Arab Emirates. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM