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Businessman avoids jail after sending funds to nephew in Syria

A businessman has avoided jail after he sent 350 dollars (£270) to his nephew who was shot while fighting in Syria. Farhad Mohammad, 46, from Colchester in Essex, was found guilty of two charges of funding terrorism by making money transfers for ...

23 Oct 2024 at 15:18

HTS ban does not prevent Government talks in future, Number 10 suggests

The fact that the group which has taken power in Syria is banned in the UK does not prevent the Government from talking with it in the future, Downing Street has said. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), who took power in Syria after the weekend’s ...

10 Dec 2024 at 13:01

Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?

Rebel groups ousted Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria on Sunday after 13 years of civil war. The UK Government now faces having to decide whether to lift a ban it placed on Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) after it swept to power if ...

09 Dec 2024 at 13:23

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UN special envoy calls for orderly transition as insurgents reach Damascus

The UN’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition” in Syria. Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the talks in Switzerland would ...

07 Dec 2024 at 21:13

UK welcomes fall of Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’, says Starmer amid calls for peace

The UK welcomes the fall of Bashar Assad’s “barbaric regime” in Syria, the Prime Minister has said as he called for the restoration of “peace and stability”. Sir Keir Starmer urged all sides to protect civilians and ensure aid could ...

08 Dec 2024 at 20:24

PM says ‘no decision pending’ on removal of Syrian rebel group from banned list

The UK is not considering whether to unban the Islamist group that has taken power in Syria, the Prime Minister has said despite a Cabinet minister earlier suggesting the Government could take a swift decision on the matter. Sir ...

09 Dec 2024 at 17:04

Scotland’s First Minister stresses the need for ‘stable solution’ in Syria

Scotland’s First Minister has said a stable solution is needed for Syria after the “welcome fall of a brutal regime”. The Assad regime fell on Sunday as a rebel coalition seized control of the capital Damascus, after 13 years ...

09 Dec 2024 at 13:18

UK will make ‘swift’ decision on banned Syrian group, minister says

The UK Government will make a swift decision on whether to lift the ban on Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) after it swept to power in Syria, ousting Bashar Assad’s regime. HTS is banned in the UK because of its ...

09 Dec 2024 at 13:31

World

US says it will support new Syria leaders who protect women and reject terrorism

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it will recognise and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women. Secretary of ...

10 Dec 2024 at 16:53

Starmer welcomes end of Assad regime, as Syrian leader flees to Moscow

Bashar Assad’s “barbaric regime” has met a welcome end, the Prime Minister suggested, as reports emerged that the Syrian leader is seeking sanctuary in Moscow. Syrians are celebrating the demise of Assad government,...

09 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Healey: Proscription status of Syria’s new rulers is not a matter for now

The Defence Secretary has said that “proscription is not a matter for now” in relation to the UK’s ban on the group that has taken power in Syria. John Healey said that the Government’s “interest” in Hayat Tahrir ...

12 Dec 2024 at 19:56

UK announces £50m in humanitarian aid for Syrians after fall of Assad

The UK has announced £50 million of humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians across the Middle East after the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s regime. The emergency support will be delivered through the UN and NGO ...

15 Dec 2024 at 17:00

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