Olympic Park tower sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor calls Britain’s treatment of jihadi bride Shamima Begum ‘disgraceful’ claiming she’d be returned safely to the UK ‘if she was white’ Anish Kapoor designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit artwork in London’s Olympic Park He criticised Britain’s treatment of Shamima Begum who joined ISIS in 2015 Ms Begum’s citizenship was revoked … Read more
Syria‘s British-born first lady Asma al-Assad who shopped for £4,000 crystal-encrusted designers while the country tipped into civil war could be prosecuted for war crimes in the UK for her role in the conflict. Asma, 45, who is married to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, could also lose her British citizenship after the Metropolitan Police opened … Read more
Britain’s most senior naval officer last night complained that the British Government had insulted him in a row over intelligence and security. Admiral Lord West of Spithead, 72, a decorated Falklands veteran, former First Sea Lord and a Security Minister under Gordon Brown, was denounced on the record by the Foreign Office for engaging in … Read more
Nigel Farage is trolled on Cameo as Twitter user asks him to congratulate migrant for being granted asylum in UK after crossing Channel by boat Syrian activist and refugee Hassan Akkad sent Farage the request on Cameo just days after the former politician launched account with the messaging platform Mr Farage reportedly refused request replying … Read more
Syria’s President Assad and his wife have both tested positive for Covid-19 and are showing mild symptoms Syrian leader, 55, and his wife Asma, 45, have both tested positive for the virus Assad joins leaders including Trump, Johnson and Macron who have had Covid Syria has officially seen 16,000 cases but true figures are likely … Read more
The Government is planning to slash hundreds of millions of pounds in foreign aid to countries in conflict zones around the world, according to a leaked document. Figures obtained by the openDemocracy website reveal that senior Foreign Office officials have discussed cutting aid to Syria by two-thirds – from £137million pledged last year to just … Read more
President Joe Biden called off a second target strike in Syria last week after being warned a woman and a couple of children were in the courtyard at one of the sites. Biden originally ordered the Pentagon to conduct airstrikes on two targets inside Syria on February 26 when – about 30 minutes before the … Read more
Denmark has become the first European nation to tell Syrian migrants they must return to their home country, saying it is now safe for them there. The Scandinavian nation has stripped 94 Syrian refugees of their residency permits after it determined Damascus and the surrounding area as being safe. Migrants will be sent to deportation … Read more
Death of Hercules: Entire fleet of transporter plane favoured by the SAS is to be grounded – and its Airbus replacement ‘could put our troops at risk’ The ‘Super Hercules’ C-130J fleet has been used on Special Forces operations against IS in Iraq and Syria The aircraft is loved by soldiers for being easy to … Read more
A mystery explosion has struck an Israeli cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman hours after a US air strike hit Iran-backed militia forces in Syria. The Israeli-owned cargo ship was sailing out of the Middle East on Friday when it was hit by an unexplained blast, renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions … Read more