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Syrian President Ahmed al-Shalah has accused Israel of exporting the crisis to other countries and “fighting a ghost” amid persistent Israeli military incursions and airstrikes in southern Syria. Al-Sharaa spoke at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday in conversation with CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour. Syria’s interim president has renewed his call for Israel to agree to reinstate the 1974 deconfliction agreement that separated the Syrian and Israeli forces. Israeli forces invaded southern Syria a year ago following the fall of the Assad regime, and continue to occupy the strategic Mount Hermon. The summit, which overlooks Israel, Lebanon…
Bridal designer Hayley Page’s career path hasn’t always been a smooth one. Page, 39, told CNBC Make It that she has been designing wedding dresses since she was young and launched her eponymous bridal line with her former employer, bridal house JLM Couture, in 2011.Her career took a turn in 2021 when she lost her professional name and ownership of her intellectual property during a four-year legal battle with JLM Couture.After JLM Couture filed for bankruptcy last year, Page was able to buy back the rights to her name, intellectual property and social media accounts in a settlement agreement.She has…
Hamas is willing to discuss “freezing or storing” weapons, a senior official said on Sunday, amid concerns that an earlier ceasefire agreement between Israel and the militant group could fall apart. Bassem Naim told The Associated Press in Qatar on Sunday that Hamas is “very open-minded” about what to do with its remaining weapons. The U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement requires Hamas to lay down its weapons under the supervision of independent monitors as part of the demilitarization of Gaza. Disarmament is a key part of the second phase of the 20-point ceasefire agreement. “If there is a guarantee from the Palestinian…
Tori Spelling reveals her position with ex Dean McDermott after divorce finalizationTori Spelling and ex-husband Dean McDermott are finding common ground. Despite finalizing their divorce in November, the former couple remains an integral part of each other’s lives, and the Beverly Hills 90210 alum said she is “so grateful” for that. “We have dinner as a family and do everything together,” she said in a People magazine interview published on Dec. 6, “so it’s really good for the kids.” The 52-year-old, who shares Liam, 18, Stella, 17, Hattie, 14, Finn, 13, and Beau, eight, with Dean after they separated in…
Tunisia defeated Asian champions Qatar 3-0, and Palestine drew with Syria to advance to the final eight for the first time.Asian champions Qatar suffered a shocking 3-0 defeat to Tunisia and were eliminated from the FIFA Arab Cup 2025, while Palestine advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time with a 0-0 draw with Syria.Home favorites Qatar needed a big win against Tunisia to have any chance of advancing from Group A. The final group match was played on Sunday, with Palestine and Syria in first place.The Asian Cup winners’ poor defense allowed them to take the lead in the…
When shopping for holiday gifts, it can be difficult to guess which ones will actually be useful instead of just leaving them in the box. What people keep on hand is usually something they can quickly retrieve when they need it. Travel bags that make weekend trips easier, kitchen gadgets that make dinner time faster, and home appliances that give you more value every time you use them.One way to find these types of gifts is to ask people what they pledge. With that in mind, the CNBC Make It staff shared items that have proven to be really valuable…
Containers are unloaded from the Wan Hai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal operated by Vietnam Maritime Corporation at Hai Phong Port in Hai Phong, Vietnam, Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe share of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong and South Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over the past decade, reflecting the long-term diversification of supply chains that gained momentum during the first Trump administration and trade wars, according to an analysis by Wells Fargo Supply Chain Finance. “From 2018 to 2020, after the initial tariffs, supplier diversification from China…
Louis Osborne & Jessica OsborneThe oldest children of Ozzy and Thelma’s marriage certainly didn’t spend much time with Ozzy, who was often away on tour.In the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, Jessica said, “My childhood memories with my dad are that he would be away for long periods of time, and when he would come home there would always be an adjustment period, and then things would go back to normal and he would be fine again.” “So my childhood with my father was very unstable.”And when I was home, I would often go to the pub.”When he was…
For many people, the holiday season is a time of mixed emotions. What feels like “the most wonderful time of the year” to some can be exhausting and anxiety-inducing for others.According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Healthy Minds Poll, nearly half of U.S. adults (41%) say they expect to experience more stress this holiday season than last year. And an additional 46% worry about finding and affording holiday gifts. 31% of people surveyed said they feel anxious about being alone. As more people report experiencing feelings of loneliness, experts say it’s important to intentionally increase the joy in your life,…
Shoppers may be in for a shock at the price of beef in supermarkets.Prices in the beef and veal category rose 14.7% from September 2024 to September 2025, while overall grocery prices rose 3.1% (the latest publicly available Consumer Price Index data due to the government shutdown in October).But expenses for American farmers are also rising. Input costs for ranchers have increased by more than 50% over the past five years, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.”As a beef producer, it’s hard to say that the price of beef is necessarily too high. So if you’re paying $6 for…