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☆ Syrian rebels close in on Damascus, threatening Assad's hold on power
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A rebel commander said opposition forces had begun to encircle the Syrian capital, Damascus. Damascus is the seat of power for Syrian President Bashar Assad. Rebel forces have already seized the key cities of Aleppo and Hama and are advancing on Homs. AdvertisementAnti-government forces said Saturday they had begun to encircle Damascus, Syria's capital, threatening President Bashar Assad's hold on power. "Our forces have begun implementing the final phase of encircling the capital, Damascus," rebel commander Hassan Abdul-Ghani said in a post on social media.

Persons: Bashar Assad, Bashar Assad's, Hassan Abdul, Ghani, Hayat Tahrir, Al, Assad's, Vladimir Putin's, Assad, Israel, Donald Trump, Obama, Trump Organizations: Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, STATES Locations: Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Syria's, Assad's, Russia, Iran, Moscow, Syria, Africa, Russian, Ukraine, Tehran, Baghdad, Beirut, Lebanese, Israel, United States

☆ Syrian rebels say they are surrounding Damascus, threatening Assad's hold on power
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Persons: Bashar Assad, Bashar Assad's, Hassan Abdul, Ghani, Hayat Tahrir, Al, Assad's, Vladimir Putin's, Assad, Israel, Donald Trump, Obama, Trump Organizations: Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, STATES Locations: Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Syria's, Syria, Assad's, Russia, Iran, Moscow, Africa, Russian, Ukraine, Tehran, Baghdad, Beirut, Lebanese, Israel, United States

☆ Russian embassy advises its citizens to leave Syria as rebels advance on strategic city of Homs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThe Russian embassy in Syria has advised Russian citizens to leave the country. It cited the "difficult military and political situation in Syria," a Russian ally. The Russian embassy in Syria has advised its citizens to leave the country "in the light of the difficult military and political situation." In a post on Telegram, the embassy said Russian nationals should leave on commercial flights through operating airports, adding that the embassy continues to operate "as usual." "Without a strong Russian military base in Syria, all of Putin's plans collapse," Riboua said.

Persons: Bashar Assad's, Hayat, Natasha Hall, Zineb, Putin, Riboua, Assad, Aron Lund, Lund Organizations: Syrian, Middle, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, Swedish Defence Research Agency Locations: Russian, Syria, Homs, The Russian, Aleppo, Hama, Damascus, Russia, Moscow, Africa, Ukraine, Syria's, Iran, Iraq, Tehran, East, Lebanon, Israel

☆ Why the Syrian conflict is so important for Russia and Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia and Iran have supported Syrian President Bashar Assad for years. AdvertisementRussia's gateway to the MediterraneanSyria holds strategic importance for Moscow and Tehran, which have both supported Syrian President Bashar Assad's embattled regime. Advertisement"For Iran, Syria is absolutely essential in order to maintain its proxy network," Hall said. Speaking to NBC News, national security advisor Jake Sullivan said that Assad's three key backers, Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, had all "been distracted and weakened by conflicts elsewhere." AdvertisementFor Russia and Iran, the fall of Aleppo will nevertheless come as a humiliating blow, Hall said.

Persons: Bashar Assad, Hayat, Bashar Assad's, Wagner, Natasha Hall, Vladimir Putin, Riboua, Assad, Putin, Steven Cook, Enrico Mattei, Cook, Jake Sullivan, Hall Organizations: Middle, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, Hezbollah, Africa Studies, Council, Foreign Relations, Russian Ministry of Defense, NBC News Locations: Russia, Syria, Iran, Here's, Moscow, Tehran, Aleppo, Africa, East, Saudi Arabia, Sahel, Libya, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanese, Israel, Middle East, reimpose, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ Stone Age Paleo diet was not rich in meat, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —What did people in the Stone Age eat before the advent of farming around 10,000 years ago? Scientists analyzed chemical signatures preserved in bones and teeth belonging to at least seven different Iberomaurusians and found that plants, not meat, were their primary source of dietary protein. The evidence suggested that the Iberomaurusians consumed “fermentable starchy plants” such as wild cereals or acorns, according to the study. The work undermines the idea that a Stone Age diet was meat heavy — a rigid assumption perpetuated by present-day dietary trends like the Paleo diet. The transition to agriculture was a complex process that occurred at different times and proceeded at different rates, in different ways with different foods, in different places, Pobiner said.

Persons: Heiko Temming, ”, Zineb Moubtahij, Max Planck, Klervia Jaouen, ” Jaouen, Iberomaurusians, ” Moubtahij, —, Briana Pobiner, wasn’t, Jaouen, Pobiner, “ Organizations: CNN, Géosciences Environnement, Max Planck Institute, Stone, Smithsonian National Museum of Locations: what’s, Morocco, Cave, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, France, Leipzig, Germany, Taforalt, Peru, Levant

☆ Tori Penso: ‘Being a mother has made me frankly a better referee,’ says US referee officiating at Women’s World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jaide Timm-Garcia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Tori Penso watched the 2019 Women’s World Cup at home with her eight-month-old daughter in her arms. Four years and countless professional matches later, Penso will proudly walk onto the pitch with Australia and England to referee the semifinal match of the Women’s World Cup at Sydney’s Stadium Australia on Wednesday. Two years after that, Penso was selected by soccer’s world governing boy FIFA as one of six American referees to go to Australia and New Zealand for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. “If you told me six years ago that I would be here talking to you about to head to New Zealand and Australia for the Women’s World Cup I would have said no way,” she said. Her selection for the Women’s World Cup, once her main goal, is now a stepping stone along her journey to the top of the women’s and men’s game.

Persons: CNN — Tori Penso, Penso, wouldn’t, ” Penso, couldn’t, ”, “, there’s, Sakina, Sarah Reed, ’, she’s, disallows, William West, I’m Organizations: CNN, Sydney’s, Australia, Major League Soccer, FIFA, ”, MLS, National Women’s Soccer League, Getty Locations: Australia, England, New Zealand, Florida, Portland, New York, Morocco, France, Germany, Melbourne, AFP

☆ How to watch Colombia, Jamaica, France and Morocco fight for a place in Women’s World Cup quarterfinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Six of the quarterfinal spots at the Women’s World Cup have been decided meaning there are just two left up for grabs. Three of those are on trailblazing runs, while France is hoping to finally claim that elusive World Cup trophy. Behind the brilliance of 18-year-old sensation Linda Caicedo, Colombia became just the second South American team to win a group in Women’s World Cup history after Brazil. Colombia's Linda Caicedo, left, challenges Morocco's Zineb Redouani, center, during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match in Perth, Australia, Aug. 3, 2023. France vs. MoroccoThe Women’s World Cup’s final last-16 game sees Group F winners France take on Group H runners-up Morocco.

Persons: Linda Caicedo, Colombia's Linda Caicedo, Morocco's Zineb, Gary Day, –, Les Bleues Organizations: CNN, Fox, Jamaica, Fox Sports, Telemundo, Peacock, Seven Network, Optus Sport, BBC, ITV, FIFA, Jamaica Tuesday’s, South, verve, Brazil, England, France, Australia Locations: Colombia, Jamaica, France, Morocco, Australia, United Kingdom, Melbourne . Colombia, South American, Brazil, Perth, Panama

☆ Popp doubles down as Germany maul Morocco 6-0
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MELBOURNE, July 24 (Reuters) - Talismanic captain Alexandra Popp scored a brace as Germany launched their bid for a third Women's World Cup title with a 6-0 demolition of debutants Morocco on Monday. I look forward to the next match, but today we want to be happy with what we did today. "As it stands we came across a team which was superior to our own -- David and Goliath," said Morocco coach Reynald Pedros. Whirling around in the box, Popp scored again in the 39th minute, Buehl's corner pinging off the back of her head. Lea Schueller completed the rout a minute before stoppage time, smashing in the sixth goal after team mate Lena Lattwein's attempt careened off the keeper.

Persons: Alexandra Popp, Popp, Klara Buehl, Lea Schueller, Martina Voss, Tecklenburg, Lionesses, David, Goliath, Reynald Pedros, Khadija Er, Ghizlane Chebbak, Merle Frohms, Lina Magull, Hanane Ait, Hanane Ait El Haj, Zineb Redouani, Lena Lattwein's, Ian Ransom, Christian Radnedge Organizations: MELBOURNE, Germany, Melbourne, Colombia, South, Thomson Locations: Morocco, Germans, South Korea, Sydney, Germany, Moroccan, Qatar, Hanane Ait El, Melbourne

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