Syria

There is no government presence in the federal capital territory (FCT). Yes. In fact, there is no such thing as leadership in the FCT. If there was, I would certainly know being a habitué of the city. There are only vulgar structures which are purely administrative habitations of the federal…

Former Italy, Juventus and World Cup-winning boss Marcello Lippi said he is “definitely done” with coaching. Lippi has been without a job since resigning as China head coach in November last year following a 2022 World Cup qualifying defeat to Syria – his second stint in charge of the Asian…

A Syrian man has been arrested after a tourist was killed in early October.The 20-year-old man allegedly attacked two tourists on 4 October.One of them, a 55-year-old man later died in hospital.A knife attack that killed one tourist and seriously injured another in the German city of Dresden in early…

As social movements around the world are calling for the removal of controversial statues, the Canadian military is planning a monument to a warplane at its new headquarters on Carling Avenue in Ottawa (unceded Algonquin territory). The CF-18 fighter jet will reportedly be mounted on a concrete pedestal as part…

9,352 more Filipinos repatriated by DFA last week The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) repatriated 9,352 overseas Filipinos last week, bringing the total number of repatriated nationals abroad since the start of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic in February this year to 223,294. Of the total number of OFWs…

The series, which centers on an ER doctor who fled his native Syria for Canada, is currently the most-watched scripted series on broadcast television, averaging 5.2 million total viewers per episode. (CBS’ “NCIS” will definitely have something to say about that when it returns next month as more established series…

/ Europe Issued on: 14/10/2020 - 18:41 In this file photo from June 6, 2017, policemen and soldiers block access to Notre-Dame Cathedral after a man with a hammer attacked policemen who were patrolling the esplanade in front of the famous monument in Paris, France. © Christophe Ena, AP A…

A Queensland man who obtained 10 litres of petrol and glass bottles to make Molotov cocktails after being prevented from travelling to Syria to fight with a terror group has lost a bid to appeal his jail sentence.Agim Kruezi, 28, obtained the petrol in a plastic jerry can, corks and…

I was listening to a podcast with French sociologist Rachida Brahim called "Racism Kills Twice," when I heard the news that Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will not charge the alleged killers of Soleiman Faqiri. How would Faqiri's mother feel? I tried to imagine the pain of losing a son in horrible circumstances and later hearing…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Frank Bruni in The New York Timeson a historic vice-presidential debateMike Pence’s debate performance bugged me out“It was a memorable debate even apart from the insect. (Now there’s a…