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'Cocky' man jailed for murder of Syrian refugee, 16, he stabbed in neck in unprovoked town centre attack
The teenager died after being stabbed in the neck in Huddersfield town centre (Image: Yorkshire Live ) A man has been jailed for life after murdering a 16-year-old Syrian refugee in an unprovoked attack in Huddersfield town centre. The teenager...
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Man jailed for at least 23 years for murdering Syrian boy in Huddersfield
A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years for murdering a teenage Syrian refugee after he brushed past his girlfriend in Huddersfield town centre. Leeds crown court heard how Alfie Franco, 20, stabbed Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16,...
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Suweida reels from crisis as army, SDF clash in northern Syria
Basic services in Suweida are continuing to suffer from the fallout of months of unrest, despite government efforts to portray itself as a partner in relief efforts to the troubled southern Syrian province Speaking about accelerating relief...
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Rebuilding Sustainable Food Systems in Syria
Farming in Syria’s Crumbled Food System Ibrahim, a 45-year-old farmer and livestock keeper, is a father of four living in a village in Aleppo Governorate. Like many others in his community, he has faced huge challenges due to the prolonged...
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Syrian Government releases 30 detainees from Suwayda
SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian transitional government released on Wednesday 30 detainees from Suwayda who had been held in Adra Central Prison near Damascus for nearly three months, according to humanitarian sources. A source in the...
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Decolonising women’s health innovation
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British Medical Journal
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Tiffany Nassiri-Ansari, research associate1 2, Alana Gall, research fellow3, Samuel Oji Oti, researcher4, Sawsan Abdulrahim, professor5, Emma L M Rhule, senior researcher1 2 1United Nations University International Institute for Global Health,...
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Syrian civilian injured by Israeli enemy fire
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Yemen News Agency SABA
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Damascus – Saba: A civilian was wounded as a result of being directly targeted with live ammunition by Israeli enemy forces while collecting firewood in a reserve in the northern Quneitra countryside, southern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for...
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Meghan and Harry named ‘Humanitarians of the year’ at Project Healthy Minds 2025 gala
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were honoured as Humanitarians of the Year at the Project Healthy Minds’ 3rd Annual World Mental Health Day Gala in New York City on October 9. The accolade recognised the couple’s continued efforts to champion...
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Lavrov: Moscow Maintains ‘Non-Opportunistic’ Friendship with Damascus
Israeli troops began pulling back from some parts of Gaza on Friday under a ceasefire deal with Hamas, and some residents returned to shattered neighborhoods amid confusion over when hostilities will be suspended after two years of warfare. "Thank...
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World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant update, first humanitarian flight for Syrians in Libya
Substations, power plants and oil depots were damaged in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Donetsk, temporarily cutting off electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in those regions. “As colder weather sets in, strikes on critical...
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Syria : Syrian Centre for Human Rights Says Bashar al Assad Was Poisoned
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to the Syrian Centre for Human Rights (OSDH), former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, exiled in Russia since last December, was the victim of poisoning and taken to a hospital near Moscow “in critical...
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Exclusive -- Syrian Christians USA Asks Congress to Repeal Caesar Act and Accompanying Secondary Sanctions
Syrian Christians USA, representing the highest Christian authorities in Syria including Catholic, Orthodox, and Evangelical, is asking Congress to repeal the Caesar Act and all accompanying secondary sanctions in a letter exclusively obtained by...
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11 Arabic songs that speak honestly about mental health
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The National News
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Modern Arabic popular music is rich in its explorations of love, loss, longing and faith. But only recently have artists been speaking about their inner turmoil over anxiety, displacement, resilience and healing in ways that feel honest and...
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Australia’s quiet returnees from Syria are in fact a loud warning
The recent arrival of two Australian women and their four children from the Al-Hol detention camp in northeast Syria should surprise – and alarm – Australian policymakers. How did six Australians, whose names and ages remain withheld, manage to...
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In Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods, another setback for SDF-Damascus integration
PARIS/QAMISHLI — A ceasefire between Syria’s transitional government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) halted clashes in two Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Aleppo city this week, but the brief eruption of violence underscored how far the...
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World news in brief: Deadly attacks in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant update, first humanitarian flight for Syrians in Libya
Substations, power plants and oil depots were damaged in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Donetsk, temporarily cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in these regions. “As colder weather sets in, strikes on critical...
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152 Syrians Return from Libya on “Voluntary” Flight
The flight departed from Tripoli on Wednesday evening, October 8, following a request by the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, and targeted families who had been living in Libya for over a decade. Osman Belbeisi, IOM’s Regional...
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OCHA warns of worsening humanitarian situation in southern Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Wednesday that the security situation across southern Syria remains volatile, with sporadic armed incidents continuing to...
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A teenager fled horror in Syria – only to be murdered on a sunny day in Huddersfield
After the horror of Homs, the Syrian teenager had found the relative harmony of Huddersfield. Sixteen-year-old Ahmad Al Ibrahim had been injured in a bomb blast when his parents sent him 4,000 miles away to West Yorkshire. Little more than two...
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Suwayda Governor Says Service Decline Stems from Internal Divisions, Cut Communication with Damascus
Suwayda Governor Mustafa al-Bakkour said the deterioration of public services in the southern province is not due to government negligence but to “internal positions” and the absence of official communication channels with Damascus. He stressed...
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