Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
Year: 2024
Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration
The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church’s jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.
Trump threatens to try to regain control of Panama Canal
It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama’s president, who says “every square metre” of the canal belongs to his country.
Guatemala police clash with Jewish sect over 160 at-risk children
Authorities in Guatemala resist efforts by a Jewish sect to recapture 160 children rescued from its premises.
A man’s suicide leads to clamour around India’s dowry law
Atul Subhash’s death has galvanised men’s rights activists and started a debate around India’s dowry law.
‘I was raped by Assad’s thugs – but I’m no longer afraid to show my face’
Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.
Belarus Gov’t Says Crypto Miners Are ‘Flocking to the Country’
Belarus says it is welcoming more crypto miners, and that more mining “investors” are “showing keen interest” in the nation.
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Chivo Architect Says It’s Time to Shut Down El Salvador Bitcoin Wallet
One of the architects of El Salvador’s state-run Chivo crypto wallet has claimed the government should shut the app down.
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Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no
Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island’s foreign affairs and defence.
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead
Flags will be flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.