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Teen whose father, brother fought for ISIS denied T&T entry Syria

Teen whose father, brother fought for ISIS denied T&T entry

Derek Achong A High Court Judge is ex­pect­ed to de­cide on whether the 17-year-old son of an Is­lam­ic State of Iraq and Syr­ia (ISIS) for­eign fight­er should be re­leased from im­mi­gra­tion cus­tody, pend­ing the de­ter­mi­na­tion of his law­suit over be­ing de­nied en­try in­to T&T by im­mi­gra­tion of­fi­cials on Fri­day.  Jus­tice…
bubmag
September 16, 2022
Photojournalist Ammar Abd Rabbo discusses his picture of Queen Elizabeth II  Syria

Photojournalist Ammar Abd Rabbo discusses his picture of Queen Elizabeth II 

LONDON: A new Lonely Planet guide to Great Britain features an entire chapter on the country’s little-known Islamic heritage, which stretches back more than 1,200 years. Published this month, “Experience Great Britain” is part of the publisher’s range of “anti-guidebooks,” so-called because of the unique local perspectives they offer travelers.…
bubmag
September 15, 2022
France rejects asylum claim of Syrian journalist who documented IS group crimes Syria

France rejects asylum claim of Syrian journalist who documented IS group crimes

France has rejected an asylum request by a prominent Syrian journalist who contributed to numerous international publications and helped document the crimes committed by foreign jhadists in Syria. He now risks being deported back to his homeland from his current location in Turkey. Hussam Hammoud, who contributed to FRANCE 24 and The Guardian among others, said he…
bubmag
September 7, 2022
French court confirms Assad uncle’s conviction over ill-gotten assets Syria

French court confirms Assad uncle’s conviction over ill-gotten assets

PARIS: France’s top administrative court on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, in an “ill-gotten gains” case over wealth estimated at 90 million euros ($89 million). Rifaat al-Assad, 85, is the younger brother of Bashar's father and former Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad, and…
bubmag
September 7, 2022