CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-SPRING-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-SPRING-TOURISM (CN)

(240413) -- XI'AN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shwos a view of the Tang Paradise, a complex based on the site of the original relic of an imperial garden dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Xi'an, one of the ancient capitals in Chinese history, is a popular tourist destination specially in this spring. It indulges visitors with the beauty of blossom flowers and immersive cultural experiences at the landmark cultural sites such as ancient city walls, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Qinglong Temple, Daming Palace National Heritage Park, etc. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

KUWAIT-KUWAIT CITY-IIFME

KUWAIT-KUWAIT CITY-IIFME

(240205) -- KUWAIT, Feb. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 5, 2024 shwos a view of the 14th International Invention Fair in the Middle East in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The 14th International Invention Fair in the Middle East (IIFME) took place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 7 in Kuwait. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shwos French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to a bilateral meeting on the second day of the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated September 29, 2016 shwos Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salame (or Salameh) seen during a ceremony of agreement signing between City of Paris and Beirut's "Ecole Supérieure des Affaires", in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-MOTOR SHOW (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-MOTOR SHOW (CN)

(220826) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2022 shwos the Chengdu Motor Show 2022 held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The motor show, with the participation of some 1,600 cars of more than 100 brands from home and abroad, kicked off here Friday. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)