DAMASCUS -- One person was killed, and several members of Syria's internal security forces were wounded on Wednesday after a suicide bomber targeted a police patrol in the Bab al-Faraj area of northern Syria's Aleppo city, according to several state media reports.
SANA news agency reported that the attacker detonated himself near a patrol of the internal security forces. The wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment, while security forces cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the incident. (Syria-Suicide Bombing-Casualties)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye has granted visa-free travel to Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports for tourism and transit, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday.
Under the new regulations signed by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Chinese travelers will be exempt from visa requirements for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period. The policy is set to take effect on Jan. 2. (Türkiye-China-Visa Free Travel)
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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's internationally recognized government said Wednesday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun withdrawing its remaining forces from the country amid escalating tensions in the war-torn Arab nation.
In a statement carried by the official Yemen TV, the government said "four military cargo planes departed from Al Rayyan Airport in the southeastern province of Hadramout, carrying hundreds of UAE soldiers along with military equipment." (Yemen-UAE-Withdrawal)
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TEHRAN -- Abdolnaser Hemmati, former governor of the Central Bank of Iran, has been reappointed to lead the bank, replacing former chief Mohammad-Reza Farzin, who resigned on Monday.
The process of Hemmati's appointment had been finalized, Iran's government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani wrote on X Wednesday. (Iran-Central Bank-Appointment) ■
