‘No influx of immigrants’ says Bulgarian ambassador
Bulgarian ambassador Konstantin Dimitrov says that there will be no influx of Bulgarians coming to in Britain. He was also angry about the “defamation” by some of Bulgaria and its citizens.
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At least 100 people are reported dead after a major Syrian army offensive in the suburbs south of Damascus, say opposition groups, who are calling the attack a “massacre”.
Supporters of Syria’s President Bashar Assad gather in Damascus for the funeral of one of the country’s best-known clerics – Sheik Mohammad al-Buti – who was killed in bomb attack earlier this week.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accuses the UK government of bullying and naivety over the conflict in his country, in a rare British newspaper interview.
President Assad should be investigated for “crimes against humanity and war crimes”, says the UN’s human rights chief, pointing to Channel 4 News footage as “actual evidence” of his war crimes.
Bulgarian ambassador Konstantin Dimitrov says that there will be no influx of Bulgarians coming to in Britain. He was also angry about the “defamation” by some of Bulgaria and its citizens.
Rebels control large parts of his country: but as President Assad gave a defiant speech to Syrians last night, he played on real fears about its future – and the spectre of a Somali style collapse.
The US government dismisses a proposed peace deal from Syrian president Bashar al-Assad as “detached from reality”, and urges the Middle East leader to step down.
Major powers give Syria’s opposition full political recognition after US President Barack Obama said Washington would recognise a newly-formed coalition against President Bashar al-Assad.
Vogue denies it. Ms Wintour offers up only her frozen ‘Blue Steel’ smile when asked. But the media are abuzz with rumours the daughter of Evening Standard Editor Charles Wintour is to become UK envoy.
Israel’s announcement of the building of 3,000 more Jewish settlement homes in Arab East Jerusalem could be met by an unprecedented response by the UK and France, Israeli newspapers are reporting.
Britain voices strong concerns over Israel’s decision to build thousands of new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, but has no plans to withdaw its ambassador in Tel Aviv.
Syria’s opposition alliance appoints its first so-called “ambassador” to Britain. The appointment comes after weeks in which rebel forces have seen an increase in their military success.
An encampment of Syrian government forces has been targeted by two suicide bomb attacks today, with reports that dozens have been killed or injured.
Visiting a refugee camp near Jordan’s border with Syria, David Cameron has called for a new diplomatic push to force President Assad from power.
Exclusive: French photo-journalist Mani meets Syrians from the town of Latamneh who are preparing suicide belts and bombs after two “massacres” which they say were carried out by government forces.