A young woman who fled Manchester to join Islamic State with her twin sister has been moved to a high-security Syrian detention camp with her young son. Twin sisters Salma and Zahra Halane fled their home in Chorlton when they were 16 years old to travel to Syria in June 2014. They were described as academically … Read more
Syrian President Bashar Assad is forced to stop speech and sit down after feeling faint while addressing MPs Bashar Assad looked tired and halted his speech in Syria’s parliament twice He told his audience: ‘My blood pressure has dropped and I need to drink water’ Assad then said ‘I need to sit for a minute … Read more
A second man has died after two men got into difficulty in a stretch of water connected to the River Thames in Berkshire. At around 7pm on Tuesday, officers from Thames Valley Police were called to an area of water called Lulle Brook, between Odney Lane and Mill Lane, in Cookham, Maidenhead. Three men had jumped … Read more
Syrian man dies in hospital after jumping into River Thames – three days after his friend drowned trying to save his life A man died in hospital after jumping into water connected to the River Thames Thames Valley Police were called to Lulle Brook, in Maidenhead on Tuesday night The 37-year-old, of a Syrian background … Read more
Turkey developed a plan to invade Greece during the height of the war in Syria, according to leaked documents. The documents also included plans to invade Armenia. The plans that were drawn up were named after an 11th century Turkish military commander, according to Nordic Monitor, who have seen the documents. The documents were reportedly part … Read more
The Syrian refugee hospital cleaner who tearfully shamed Boris Johnson into a U-turn over banning foreign workers from the NHS’ bereavement scheme today urged the Prime Minister to scrap the ‘inhumane’ charge forcing them to pay to use the health service. Hassan Akkad said he felt ‘stabbed in the back’ because of the treatment of … Read more
Tommy Robinson accused a teenage Syrian refugee of a gang attack on a young girl and also said the youngster threatened to stab another child, a judge has ruled. The High Court ruled on the meaning of the English Defence League founder’s comments about the boy who was filmed being attacked in a school playground. … Read more