The UK has fully re-established relations with Syria 14 years after severing ties with the former government of Bashar al-Assad, MEE reported. Foreign Secretary David Lammy was photographed shaking hands with the country’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus. “The UK is re-establishing diplomatic relations because it is in our interests to support the new…
The Najha cemetery is about five miles south of Damascus, the capital. It was established decades ago as a modest burial ground for people from Damascus and neighboring towns. Shortly after the crackdown on the Syrian revolution in March 2011, President Bashar al-Assad’s government began using the cemetery to bury people it killed — many…
Syria-born Serene Debs used to watch foreign consulates in Hong Kong host year-round public events and sponsor artists to come to the city, and wished that her home region enjoyed the same level of visibility. Her solution? Founding her own cultural “embassy”, called Make Du Si, to represent Syria and its Arabic-speaking neighbours in the…
Jun 29, 2025 10:15 PM IST “President al-Sharaa has indicated that he doesn’t hate Israel… and that he wants peace on that border,” Tom Barrack said. With the Iran-Israel war opening up a new road for the Mideast, Syria and Lebanon need to reach peace agreements with Israel, the US special envoy to Syria said…
By Maggie Michael DAMASCUS (Reuters) -“Don’t wait for her,” the WhatsApp caller told the family of Abeer Suleiman on May 21, hours after she vanished from the streets of the Syrian town of Safita. “She’s not coming back.” Suleiman’s kidnapper and another man who identified himself as an intermediary said in subsequent calls and messages…
Iran took action to retaliate against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Qatar’s government said the missiles were intercepted, and no casualties were reported, U.S. and Qatari officials said. President Trump called the attack a “very weak response” that the U.S. expected…
After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new Syria is rising from the disastrous legacy of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad. His photos have been torn from the walls, as people exercise freedoms denied during his family’s decades-long reign. Now, a different flag flies across Syria, the emblem of the rebels…
Home » TOURISM NEWS » United Kingdom Issues Urgent Travel Warning for Turkey Amid Rising Regional Tensions and Security Concerns Friday, June 20, 2025 The United Kingdom has issued a renewed travel advisory for British nationals planning to visit Turkey, urging increased caution due to escalating security risks and regional instability. This updated guidance comes…
Hongkongers should avoid visiting Iran and Israel because of the “highly unpredictable security situation” in the two warring countries, authorities have warned, raising their outbound travel alert to its highest level. A Security Bureau spokesman said on Thursday that it had upgraded the alert for Israel and Iran to “black”, meaning there was a “severe…
Hongkongers should avoid visiting Iran and Israel because of the “highly unpredictable security situation” in the two warring countries, authorities have warned, raising their outbound travel alert to its highest level. A Security Bureau spokesman said on Thursday that it had upgraded the alert for Israel and Iran to “black”, meaning there was “severe threat”…