Summary of the Independent Newspaper
The Independent front page this morning – summarised
The front page of The Independent this morning speaks to the man who sparked the Syrian revolution.
Angry with life under Bashar al-Assad, 16-year-old Muawiyah Syasneh and his friends spray-painted four words onto a wall in their school playground.
Four words of defiance that saw the teenagers jailed and tortured for weeks, triggering Syria’s first protests in early 2011.
Four words that ignited a revolution that spiralled into one of the bloodiest civil wars of modern times.
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‘Celebrations and sorrow in Syria’ & ‘NATO spending talks’ & ‘Prince Andrew spy links’ – Paper Talk UK
Friday’s front pages lead with various domestic and international stories. There is ongoing coverage of the latest across the Middle East as G7 nations prepare to hold a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss the fast-moving developments. For Syrians, many have taken to the streets in celebration, marking the end of the Assad regime.
Amid ongoing war in the Middle East and Europe, as well as the return of Donald Trump to world politics, several front pages lead with stories regarding NATO. European members of the alliance are holding talks about increasing the spending target to 3% of GDP. There is also a warning from the new head of NATO, Mark Rutte, that European members need to spend more on defence.
A little closer to home, Prince Andrew has found himself on the front pages again, this time regarding a close confidant to the Duke who has reportedly been banished from Britain over claims he is a Chinese spy.
