Syria

The Grand Iftars are currently underway in Gaza and Syria and have been carried out across Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Ad Feature Human Appeal hosts Grand Iftars providing meals for the vulnerable

When the Dáil debated Syria in 2017, Catherine Connolly denounced sanctions against the regime

Liam Kennedy: A president who has seemed soft on Assad and on Hamas

Rev Dr Liz Hughes and Heather Clements took part in ‘The Unheard Voice: Women’s Persevering Witness in war’ conference, which brought together women from Lebanon, Syria and Transcarpathia in western Ukraine, along with Hungarian-speaking Protestant Reformed church communities in central Europe

Presbyterians hear of impact of war on women

There has been an increase in security force presence in Latakia, Syria, since an outbreak of violence claimed over 1,000 lives

Letter: Fake news of ‘Christian genocide’ is a danger to the church

When he looks back on this period, Donald Trump will regret his description of Volodymyr Zelensky, writes Lord Empey

Letter: President Zelensky is no dictator – but Putin is

Chloe, Bushra, Nathan, Mathilda, Jess and Dave in Go Back to Where You Came From

Monday TV choice: Go Back to Where You Came From (Channel 4, 9pm)

Teams have provided life-saving and life-changing support to individuals and families caught up in humanitarian crises in countries such as Ukraine

Letter: Community support has been inspiring

Morning View

Editorial: To the delighted enemies of the West, we all seem weak

Vladimir Putin is widely regarded as having a dictatorship in Russia. Large parts of the world today are ruled by dictatorships

Letter: Moving in direction of rule by dictatorship

Owner Abdelkader Mohamad Al Alloush outside his destroyed Sham Supermarket on Donegall Road in Belfast

Syrian living in Northern Ireland draws safety comparisons after disorder

Letters to editor

Letter: Huge thank you from Concern Worldwide

A protest in London last month calling for the release of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas. All hostages must be released now, without conditions, writes UUP leader Doug Beattie, while a strategic pause in the Israeli ground and air offensive could allow for increased humanitarian aid and help create safe zones

Doug Beattie: Striving for peace is not weak, it’s harder than fighting wars

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Grant Shapps speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

Post-Brexit immigration controls stressed as figures climb

L to R Glenn Gilmour, easyJet, and Uel Hoey, Belfast International Airport.

easyJet new flights and holidays to Antalya, Turkey

Rescue workers Ryan Gray (left) with his dog Max, and Kyle Murray with his dog Delta, and others from the charity, K9 Search and Rescue NI, meet Alliance party leader Naomi Long at Stormont, in Belfast.

NI canine heroes of earthquake catastrophe lauded at Stormont

gofundme appeal for the Gunay family

Heartbreaking fundraiser started for Turkish man who lost 7 family members
A heartbreaking gofundme had started to help a local man who has lost seven family members in recent months.
Gemma Murray

Shamima Begum. (Photo by Laura Lean - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Shamima Begum: ISIS bride loses legal case to return to UK

The Belfast Ukulele Jam played at Cornmarket, Belfast

Belfast Ukulele Jam raise thousands for Turkey/Syria appeal

Men walk down a street amid rubble from destroyed buildings on February 20, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Two new earthquakes hit Turkey killing three people and injuring 200

An aerial view of work machines and diggers at the site of collapsed buildings on February 16, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Capital FM: Ofcom complaints over Turkey-Syria earthquake ‘joke’

The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Tina Black (left), with Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Michelle Kelly, signing a book of condolence in City Hall, Belfast, for those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Picture date: Thursday February 16, 2023.

NI continues to show support for Turkey and Syria earthquake victims

Carla Lockhart MP with Kyle Murray from the Portadown area and his search dog Delta, both now working in Turkey.

MP sends best wishes to NI dog team helping in Turkey rescue

Spain, France and Turkey travel update by Foreign Office

People at the cemetery as they bury their loved ones, victims of Monday earthquake, in Adiyaman, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish traders in Northern Ireland set up earthquake appeal

Residents retrieve an injured girl from the rubble of a collapsed building on Monday following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris, near Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province. The Red Cross says the priority right now is rescuing people from the rubble (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

Sandra Chapman: Heroic rescuers give their all to save lives in massive quake

K9 Search and Rescue NI members who will be travelling from Northern Ireland to Turkey to assist with search efforts following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Ryan Gray, from the dog search and rescue charity, is leading a team to assist in the search effort. Issue date: Thursday February 9, 2023.

Search and rescue dogs head from Co Down to Turkey to help in disaster zone

Azerbaijanis collect humanitarian aid to help those affected by Monday's massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria

Turkey Syria earthquake: death toll passes 15,000
Almost 16,000 people are now feared dead following the earthquake in Syria and Turkey as experts say the window of survival is closing
Patrick Hollis

Ekin-Su has revealed she fancies appearing on Coronation Street or Hollyoaks after her Dancing on Ice appearance

Love Island winner Ekin-Su wants to help in Turkey relief effor

The earthquake has killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria (Photo: Getty)

Turkey-Syria earthquake: death-toll said to be at least 8,700

People wait in a line for petrol at a filling station in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on Tuesday. Christian Aid is providing blankets, mattresses and heating fuel to families in the region, including Northwest Syria, where four million people already needed help due to the long conflict (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Letter: Christian Aid launches its emergency appeal for Turkey-Syria earthquake

A rescuer uses a backhoe during searches among the rubble of collpased buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 7, 2023, a day after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images

NI council opens book of condolences for victims of earthquake

A man walks past a collapsed building in the town of Jbaleh in Syria's northwestern province of Latakia following the earthquake.

How you can help victims affected by the Turkey and Syria earthquake

Three Brits confirmed missing after Turkey and Syria earthquake

Earthquake survivors sit around a fire in Iskenderun Turkey

WHO say Turkey and Syria earthquake deaths could be 20,000

Morning View

Editorial: People across NI will be donating to the earthquake disaster relief

Residents retrieve an injured girl from the rubble of a collapsed building on Monday following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris, near Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province. The Red Cross says the priority right now is rescuing people from the rubble (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

Letters: The priority now is rescuing people from the rubble, says the Red Cross

Raph O'Connor with is Collapsed Structure Dog Floss

Turkey earthquake: NI 'superhero' search dog on stand-by for rescue mission

More than 1,200 people have been killed as an earthquake hit Turkey and Syria (Photo: Getty Images)

Turkey and Syria earthquake kills more than 1200 and injures over 3000

US holidaymakers may need visa after visit to Cuba

Lord Grey admires a Dunkirk medal worn by Mr Cecil McAlister from Portrush during the official opening ceremony of the new Bennet House in Portrush in September 1981. Mr Alister served in France, Italy, North Africa, Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet, area president of the Royal British Legion is included on the left of the photograph. Picture: News Letter archives

IN PICTURES: Ex-Servicemen parade in Jubilee March at Portrush (1981)

Dressing for the occasion in Uzbekistan

NI man resumes round the world adventure

Shamima Begum has spoken in an interview with Good Morning Britain, saying she would ‘rather die than go back to IS’ (Photo: ITV)

Shamima Begum says she'd 'rather die than go back to IS' as she begs for forgive...

News Letter editorial

Local populations should be entitled to express their concern at migrant housing

Shamima Begum can’t return to the UK to fight for her British citizenship - what...

Tommy Robinson claims he has been forced to leave the UK (Getty Images)

This is why far-right leader Tommy Robinson has left the UK

James Le Mesurier

Humanitarian charity founderwho made a difference in Syria

This is the latest travel advice for visiting Turkey following the announcement ...

Spain’s terror threat has been raised to 'severe' - here’s what travellers need ...

Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Varadkar: Irish Isis bride will be allowed to come home

Leo Varadkar

Taoiseach: Woman suspected of IS link will be allowed to return to Ireland

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Sandra Says by Sandra Chapman

An unrepentant teenage Jihadi bride does not deserve our forgiveness

News Letter editorial

Javid shows sound judgment in revoking Begum’s citizenship

Former PSNI assistant chief constable Alan McQuillan

Ex-police chief says revoking Jihadi bride’s UK citizenship is in country’s ‘bes...

Photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of east London schoolgirl Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a 15-year-old to join the Islamic State group and is now heavily pregnant and wants to come home.

Pregnant IS teen family beg for her return

An image used by the online scammer has beenreleased by police

NI women conned out of thousands of pounds by fraudster

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