President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday congratulated Syrians on the liberation of Aleppo, as terrorists evacuated their last stronghold in the city. The city’s liberation was “history in the making and worthy of more than the word congratulations,” he said in a video posted on the presidency’s official social media accounts. ...
Traces of explosives have been detected on remains of victims of an EgyptAir plane crash last May that killed all 66 people on board, the aviation ministry announced Thursday. An official investigative committee which made the discovery has referred the case to Egypt’s state prosecution, it added in a statement. ...