Tag: Syria
Charlies Takeover: Volunteers roll up there sleeves at dessert shop to...
Volunteers from across the country came together for a bit of fun preparing yummy desserts at Charlie’s Factory.
The...
RELENTLESS: Despite injury, ‘Ramadan Runner’ completes eighth annual run!
Bradford’s famous ‘Ramadan Runner’ took on the physically daunting challenge of a 10K run for the eighth consecutive year, all whilst fasting...
EYEWITNESS: “My hope is simple. A peaceful Syria.”
BYLINE: By Bahia Mardini
“It has been eight years since the Syrian Security Services threatened to cut...
Boy died a hero: 15-year-old drowned after saving his brother...
Anas El-Rafai, 15, and brother Jamal, 13, were swimming with friends at a beauty spot on the River Tees when Jamal...
SYRIA: Warning of fresh wave of violence as maternity hospital destroyed
November has seen a marked escalation in violence in Syria, with teams on the ground receiving round-the-clock reports of attacks on towns...
Former ISIS bride begs UK return
Shamima Begum, an East London schoolgirl travelled to Syria to join Isis in 2015. The Home Office stripped her of her UK...
Charity hero set to deliver Ramadan food parcels to war-torn Mosul
In just a few days, on the eve and during Ramadan, a hero charity man from Bradford will be visiting war-torn Mosul in Iraq,...
Man found guilty of terrorism offences
A 22-year-old man from Luton has been found guilty of terrorism offences after planning to fight with Daesh in Syria.
Mubashir Jamil (08.01.95), of Luton,...
Saving lives in Syria and Gaza
Bradford duo ready to take on the Three Peaks challenge raising crucial funds
A serial volunteer and avid fundraiser who has pulled in well over...
MAN ON A MISSION: 2,400 food parcels distributed to refugees on...
“For me that is the best part just seeing them smile and taking their mind off the horrors no child should witness”
A good Samaritan...
Syrian refugees in Leeds speak to Asian Express out about experiences...
The horrors of Aleppo
There’s no shortage of widespread media coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis with haunting tales of despair, desperation and destruction.
We’ve heard...
Bradford couple jailed for terrorism offences
A couple have been sent to prison for terrorism offences after a man attempted to travel to Syria in the hope of joining ISIS.
Ijaz...
Man found guilty of attempting to fly to Syria to join...
A Londoner who attempted to travel to Syria has today, Tuesday, 28 February been found guilty of a terrorism offences.
Patrick Kabele, 32 (26.02.84) of...
SHAM UK CHARITY APPEALS: Fraudsters using appeals to steal money via...
Watch out! Fraudsters posing as charities aim to steal your personal and banking details
Asian’s in Britain have been identified as the most generous to...
Community’s call to action: Team Harehills send off huge container of...
When one resident in Harehills put out a call for help after seeing people suffering in Aleppo, he expected some close friends and family...
Santa visits Syria: Fourth humanitarian trip for SKT Welfare
A charity champion has recently returned from his fourth humanitarian aid visit in three years to the Turkish and Syrian border region with the...
Ramadan for refugees: Bradford duo over £20,000 in aid to displaced...
A pair of childhood friends from Bradford have described conditions in a refugee camp on the Turkey-Syria border as ‘shocking’, saying circumstances have only...
£1,000 Shoebox! Allerton Grange High School saves up for Syria
Students at a school in Roundhay have been leaving their ‘footprints’ on the lives of local Syrian refugees this month as they managed to...
Mass exodus in Aleppo
Thousands of Syrians flee city after Russian airstrikes
Tens of thousands of Syrians are being forced out of the city of Aleppo towards the...
Parents of Jihadi Jack arrested
Mum and dad sent money to Syria so that son could buy glasses
The parents of a British man, who purportedly travelled to Syria to...
