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Monday 23 November 2020
They arrived in from Damascus at 11.35pm last night.
There is a sad irony in how wealthy western states have farmed out a security and immigration problem to the Kurds, writes Norma Costello.
Prior to the devastating blasts, Lebanon was already dealing with its worst economic recession in decades.
It’s a coronavirus-free zone as we bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
A UK-based war monitor said that 11 other combatants were wounded.
Former home secretary Sajid Javid had revoked her British citizenship on national security grounds.
After a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium, the cross-border aid plan was approved.
Around 84 million Captagon tablets were seized at the port of Salerno.
Today is World Refugee Day and Cameron Weymes and Nishtiman Haji Murad share the stories of the people living in this once besieged city.
The Covid-19 pandemic could nearly double the number of people around the world facing acute hunger to 265 million.
Syrian refugees in Lebanon have shared their experiences with TheJournal.ie.
NGOs in Lebanon are trying to build bridges between Syrian refugees and local people, using techniques from Northern Ireland.
The troops will be self-isolating for 14 days in line with HSE guidelines.
Greek authorities said they thwarted an attempt by about 1,000 people overnight to cross the border.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s borders with Europe.
The soldiers were killed in the province of Idlib by a Syrian air strike last night.
Many female asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland are living with depression, anxiety and PTSD, a new report has found.
Missiles fired by Syrian regime forces killed eight civilians today, a war monitor has said.
The attack saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the Hezbollah Brigades.
The families have been resettled in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.
Smith was arrested upon arrival at Dublin Airport yesterday.
Veteran coach Marcello Lippi’s second stint in charge of China lasted just six months.
Israel was attacked with rockets following the strike on the Palestinian militants.
The precise details of James Le Mesurier’s death could not be confirmed.
The driver called police when he suspected that there were people in his container.
The death of Isis leader al-Baghdadi, tense relations between the DUP and Irish government, and the Dublin City Marathon had everyone talking today.
Baghdadi ignited an explosive vest after being chased into a tunnel by US forces.
Donald Trump made the comment in an address at the White House today.
Under the deal, Kurdish forces are to be allowed withdraw from the border area.
The top figure on the Kurdish side said Turkey was preventing his forces’ withdrawal and trying to blame the deal’s collapse on the Kurds.
More than 500 people have been killed including dozens of civilians, mostly on the Kurdish side.
Pence spoke after he and other US officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Trump said that the Kurds ‘are not angels’ as vice-president Mike Pence heads to Turkey.
Players were seen as supporting the country’s current military operation in Syria.
The US will freeze assets on Turkish ministers and place tariffs on steel.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said the unanimous move is in response to Turkey’s “unacceptable unilateral military action in northeast Syria”.
It follows US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of his troops from the conflict zone.
The displacement camps host some 12,000 foreigners – 8,000 children and 4,000 women.
Kurdish people in Dublin held a rally on O’Connell Street outside the GPO.
The Turkish President yesterday said the country could do just that if the EU doesn’t support the country.
IRELAND’S LEVEL 5 restrictions are set to come to an end on Tuesday next week, 1 December, and the government is set to decide later this week what will be implemented to replace them.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner this morning that the country will move back to Level Three restrictions from 1 December, allowing non-essential retail to reopen in time for the Christmas trade.
While retail stores look set to reopen, allowing people to get their Christmas shopping done in person, many people are still opting to do a lot of their festive shopping online their year.
So, today we want to know… Do you plan to do most of your Christmas shopping in person?
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