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‘I’d like to see the security checks’: Syrian ISIS brides return to Australia
Former New South Wales police minister David Elliott discusses how ISIS brides from Syria have smuggled themselves out of the country and returned to Australia. This comes as a terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester, UK, resulted in the deaths...

Saudi minister of health holds talks with Syrian minister of culture
Yassin Saleh, the Syrian minister, given a tour of MOH's Seha Virtual Hospital command and control center The virtual hospital has facilitated access to specialized medical consultations for the Syrian health ministry Arab News RIYADH: Saudi...
Manchester synagogue attacker named as British citizen of Syrian descent
The Manchester synagogue terror attacker has been named as Jihad Al-Shamie. The 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent was shot dead by police moments after he targeted worshippers at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife visit synagogue terror attack scene 'for private reflection'
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with wife, Lady Victoria Starmer, at the scene on Middleton Road(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived at the scene of the Manchester synagogue terror attack with...
Women and children return to Australia after smuggling themselves out of Syria
A group of Australian women believed to be the wives and children of Islamic State fighters who spent years stranded in Syria have managed to smuggle themselves back into Australia. It is understood the women went to Syria and Iraq during the rule...
Breaking: Women and children stranded in Syria return to Australia after smuggling themselves from country
A small group of Australian women who travelled or were taken to Syria as partners of Islamic State members, as well as their children, have managed to smuggle themselves out of the country and have now returned home, after years of being stranded...
British man of Syrian descent named as Manchester synagogue attacker
LONDON - Britain’s counter-terrorism police named a British citizen of Syrian descent as the perpetrator of an attack on a synagogue that killed two people. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, carried out the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation...

Two Australian women and four children escape Syrian detention camp and flee to Victoria
Two Australian women and four children have escaped a Syrian detention camp and made their own way home to Victoria, as pressure mounts on the Australian government to repatriate its citizens. The two women and four children – the Guardian is not...

Terrorist who killed two at Manchester synagogue was Syrian granted UK citizenship in 2006; police name victims
Seven minutes of terror as two killed by knifeman at synagogue in ManchesterThe 35-year-old attacker was shot dead by police seven minutes after officers were alertedGuard who shut attacker out of building praised for saving lives Greater...

Manchester synagogue attack suspect named as Jihad al-Shamie of Syrian descent
British police have named the man behind Thursday’s deadly attack outside a Manchester synagogue as Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. He was shot dead by armed officers after ramming his car into pedestrians and...

US President Eyes China’s Silk Road
By: Toh Han Shih In a series of exchanges with leaders of Central Asian nations, US President Donald Trump is making clear a challenge to China in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan, for more than 1,500 years part of the historic Silk...

UK: Manchester synagogue attack leaves 2 dead, suspect identified as British citizen of Syrian descent Jihad Al-Shamie
British Police on Thursday said two people died after a man drove his car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard while attacking a synagogue where worshippers were observing Yom Kippur in Manchester city. "Three other men remain in hospital...

Ilham Ahmed on negotiating Syria’s future
It has been reported that during your recent meeting with Minister Shaibani in Damascus, you proposed amendments to the Syrian constitutional declaration. Can you share your vision for these changes? We are advocating a decentralised system, which...

UK Police Name Manchester Synagogue Attack Suspect As Syrian-Origin Jihad al-Shamie
British authorities have identified the man behind Thursday’s deadly assault outside a Manchester synagogue as Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. According to police, al-Shamie drove his car into pedestrians before...


False Witnesses, Forged Certificates, and Fake Lineage: How Syrian Brothers Secured Kuwaiti Citizenship
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 2: The Nationality Investigation Department has made a breakthrough in one of Kuwait’s most complicated forgery cases, uncovering how two Syrian brothers fraudulently obtained Kuwaiti citizenship using fabricated documents, false...

Deposed Syrian Dictator Poisoned Under Putin’s Nose: Watchdog
Deposed Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad was poisoned in Russia right under his pal Vladimir Putin’s nose, according to a human rights watchdog. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Thursday that al-Assad was rushed to an emergency room...

Syrian-Iraqi agreement to develop cement sector
The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding today with the Iraqi investment group Vertex to rehabilitate, develop, and operate the third production line at the Hama Cement Plant (central Syria). The agreement...

President Trump Signed Order Vowing to Defend Qatar on Same Day as Netanyahu’s Visit
In an unusual move coinciding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to defend Qatar against attack. The pledge, issued Monday, came weeks after Israeli...

U.S. Extends National Emergency on Syria for Another Year
U.S. Extends National Emergency on Syria for Another Year ARK News.. The United States has extended the national emergency related to Syria for an additional year, confirming that the measure will remain in effect beyond May 11, 2025, in...