Under-strain prison system to lose thousands of cells unfit to hold inmates
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of prison cells could be left empty because they are not fit for inmates to stay in. Read More
OPINION - Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani? The Syrian commander is a new breed of leader
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Just a few weeks ago the name Ahmed al-Sharaa, 42, would barely have flickered an eyebrow beyond a narrow neighbourhood of…
Festive travellers face ‘widespread disruption’ after fuel tanker drivers declare strike
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePassengers flying to and from Edinburgh Airport over the festive period face “widespread travel disruption”, union leaders claim, after air fuel tanker…
‘Every home has three or four missing. It is our nightmare’ – Syrians’ desperate search for loved ones
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt has been 10 years since Morhaf Safi, a young Syrian man, left home to buy a suit for his wedding and…
Former England rugby player believed to have died after trying to cross river
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer England rugby player Tom Voyce is believed to have died after apparently trying to cross a flood-swollen river in his car. Read More
Syrian rebel leader promises stability despite concerns of further violence
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSyria is heading towards stability and Western fears of future chaos and violence are unfounded, the leader of the rebel group who ousted Bashar…
White Helmets: No remaining prisoners found in Syria's Sednaya prison
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing a systematic search of the notorious Sednaya prison complex north of Damascus, the White Helmets rescue organization said there are no…
Court remands Yahaya Bello in Kuje prison, adjourns case till January 29
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of Yahaya Bello, the ex-governor of Kogi State, in Kuje Correctional…
Syrian leader offers reward for details of Assad officials involved in war crimes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe rebel leader now running much of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has offered rewards for senior army and intelligence officers involved in war crimes,…
Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is recovering in intensive care having undergone emergency surgery after a brain bleed was…