X

Sign in

Try from €0.25 / day

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €0.25 / day

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • Subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Six Nations Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Six Nations Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Championship 2026
  • Sustainability Month
  • Hantavirus
  • Fuel Crisis
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • PUZZLES
  • WEATHER

Place: Tabqa

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

World Food Programme expands deliveries near Syrian city of Raqqa

world

World Food Programme expands deliveries near Syrian city of Raqqa

The UN said it is using newly opened land routes to expand food deliveries to areas around the Syrian city of Raqqa, where US-backed forces are battling Islamic State militants in their self-declared capital.

US-backed forces pause military campaign to allow Syrian dam to be fixed

world

US-backed forces pause military campaign to allow Syrian dam to be fixed
Doing a deal with the devil is not the way to defeat evil

comment-analysis

Doing a deal with the devil is not the way to defeat evil
Airstrikes on Syria target IS oil plants

world

Airstrikes on Syria target IS oil plants
US-Arab air strikes hit IS in Syria

world

US-Arab air strikes hit IS in Syria
IS fighters move in on Syrian military air base

world

IS fighters move in on Syrian military air base
Syrian women accused of adultery stoned to death by jihadis
Syrian women accused of adultery stoned to death by jihadis

A cleric read the verdict before the truck came and dumped a large pile of stones near the municipal garden. Jihadi fighters then brought in the woman, clad head to toe in black, and put her in a small hole in the ground. When residents gathered, the fighters told them to carry out the sentence: Stoning to death for the alleged adulteress.

Mon, 11 Aug, 2014

Latest

  • Two off as Bournemouth take joint step towards Europe

  • Man Utd held to battling goalless draw at Sunderland

  • SPatrick Horgan: Good start would be half the battle for dangerous Déise

  • Arne Slot ‘100 per cent convinced’ Liverpool will have different look next term

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Mother and newborn baby found dead in Tipperary died of natural causes, autopsy finds
    Mother and newborn baby found dead in Tipperary died of natural causes, autopsy finds

    Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 4:00 PM

  • Mick Clifford: A Kerry town built a community around asylum seekers — now Caherciveen is losing them
    Mick Clifford: A Kerry town built a community around asylum seekers — now Caherciveen is losing them

    Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 1:00 PM

  • I went behind the scenes at Vision Ireland to see the impact of our fast fashion addiction
    I went behind the scenes at Vision Ireland to see the impact of our fast fashion addiction

    Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 12:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited