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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region.

The Moroccan Treasury raised over $700 million in its first bond auction of 2025, achieving its largest issuance since February 2024. The operation attracted robust investor interest, with demand exceeding $1.2 billion, marking a five-month high.

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Naïm Kassem, delivered on Saturday a speech commemorating the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. drone strike on January 3, 2020, in Baghdad. 

Syria announced on Saturday the resumption of international flights to and from Damascus International Airport starting Tuesday. 

Syria's new administration has imposed restrictions on Lebanese crossing their shared border into Syria, a Lebanese security official and a Syrian official said on Saturday.

An Israeli military strike killed 12 people in a house in Gaza City early on Saturday.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region witnessed significant demographic, economic, and developmental milestones in 2023, as highlighted in the ninth edition of the Atlas of GCC Statistics for 2024, released by the GCC Statistical Centre.

An Airbus A321 operated by Ural Airlines, en route to Yekaterinburg, Russia, made an emergency landing at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Egypt on Friday evening due to a sudden technical malfunction, according to a report by the Russian news agency TASS citing Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation.

The new Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani, announced his plans to visit Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan next week, following his first official trip to Saudi Arabia.

Russia's Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg temporarily halted flight arrivals and departures from 7:45 a.m. (0445 GMT) on Saturday to ensure the safety of civilian aircraft, Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said.

The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a U.S. official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands.

Syria's new rulers have not yet decided when to hold a landmark national dialogue conference that is meant to bring together Syrians from across society to chart a new path for the nation after the fall of the Assad dynasty, according to five sources.