Wassim Al-Adel
@wassimthedream.bsky.social
British-Syrian writer of cheap novelettes. Runs on hummus & coffee. Used to write as @Maysaloon in a previous life (www.maysaloon.org). Published politics articles under pseudonyms with The Times & The Guardian.
Author Site: http://www.al-adel.co.uk
Author Site: http://www.al-adel.co.uk
If you have a problem, If no one else can help and if you can find him. Maybe you should still hire somebody else…
April 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you have a problem, If no one else can help and if you can find him. Maybe you should still hire somebody else…
Ten out of ten for this month’s book club selection ❤️
March 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Ten out of ten for this month’s book club selection ❤️
Would hate to be travelling today. What a nightmare
Travellers warned to stay away amid ‘significant disruption’ after fire in Hayes causes power outage
* Full report: Hayes fire sparks major power outage
It’s going to be a chaotic day for some travellers with flight tracking website Flightradar24 saying that at least 120 flights in the air…
* Full report: Hayes fire sparks major power outage
It’s going to be a chaotic day for some travellers with flight tracking website Flightradar24 saying that at least 120 flights in the air…
Heathrow airport closed: more than 100 flights diverted after substation fire causes power outage - live
Travellers warned to stay away amid ‘significant disruption’ after fire in Hayes causes power outage
* Full report: Hayes fire sparks major power outage
It’s going to be a chaotic day for some travellers with flight tracking website Flightradar24 saying that at least 120 flights in the air bound for Heathrow will have to divert due to the airport closure.
Scores of flights are already being diverted to other airports, with Qantas Airways sending its flight from Perth to Paris and a United Airlines New York flight heading to Shannon, Ireland. Some flights from the US were turning around mid-air and returning to their point of departure.
“Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage across the airport due to a large fire at a nearby electrical substation. Whilst fire crews are responding to the incident, we do not have clarity on when power may be reliably restored.
“We expect significant disruption over the coming days and passengers should not travel to the airport under any circumstances until the airport reopens. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Would hate to be travelling today. What a nightmare
Crickets on this site. As much as I loathe the other site, that’s still where the party is…
March 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Crickets on this site. As much as I loathe the other site, that’s still where the party is…
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The word haunting every Syrian right now = Partition
March 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The word haunting every Syrian right now = Partition
Worrying news about possible IDF intervention in a Damascus suburb. Family and friends all worried about attempts to partition the country. This is probably the most dangerous period in Syria’s history 😞
March 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Worrying news about possible IDF intervention in a Damascus suburb. Family and friends all worried about attempts to partition the country. This is probably the most dangerous period in Syria’s history 😞
The late and great Anthony Shadid, thirteen years ago. Shadid was in Syria to cover the Syrian revolution and sadly passed away whilst there
youtu.be/Mix5bDb78xM
youtu.be/Mix5bDb78xM
Interview with Anthony shadid 2 hours b4 he died in Idlib
YouTube video by Zaina Erhaim
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March 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The late and great Anthony Shadid, thirteen years ago. Shadid was in Syria to cover the Syrian revolution and sadly passed away whilst there
youtu.be/Mix5bDb78xM
youtu.be/Mix5bDb78xM
First morning of Ramadan. Feeling okay so far but missing not having a coffee. Glad I woke up before sunrise to have some food and water.
March 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
First morning of Ramadan. Feeling okay so far but missing not having a coffee. Glad I woke up before sunrise to have some food and water.
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I'm not surprised Trump & Vance sold out our allies, our values, our way of life. I've known since inauguration that the country as we've known it for 250 years is dead. But today's disgraceful display in the Oval Office was like watching the autopsy. Disgusting.
Time for revolution & rebirth
Time for revolution & rebirth
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm not surprised Trump & Vance sold out our allies, our values, our way of life. I've known since inauguration that the country as we've known it for 250 years is dead. But today's disgraceful display in the Oval Office was like watching the autopsy. Disgusting.
Time for revolution & rebirth
Time for revolution & rebirth
What President Zelenskyy endured today is what Syrians had faced from most of the world for the past 13 years - “why don’t you make a deal with the person who is trying to kill you”. There are some things you can’t compromise on 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What President Zelenskyy endured today is what Syrians had faced from most of the world for the past 13 years - “why don’t you make a deal with the person who is trying to kill you”. There are some things you can’t compromise on 🇺🇦
Maybe today’s events will finally help Europe find its spine…
February 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Maybe today’s events will finally help Europe find its spine…
Good on Zelensky for not letting himself be cowed and bullied and for standing up for his country ❤️
February 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Good on Zelensky for not letting himself be cowed and bullied and for standing up for his country ❤️
Unbelievable times we live in…
February 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Unbelievable times we live in…
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I have never seen anything as disgusting as that. Genuinely no words.
BBC News now has the footage on their live page - you can rewind slightly to the beginning of the broadcast from the Oval Office if need be.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Trump accuses Zelensky of 'gambling with World War Three' in tense White House meeting - follow live
The US president calls his Ukrainian counterpart
www.bbc.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have never seen anything as disgusting as that. Genuinely no words.
Watching the humiliation of Zelensky in the White House by Trump and JD Vance is cringeworthy and utterly shocking. Putin is loving this.
February 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Watching the humiliation of Zelensky in the White House by Trump and JD Vance is cringeworthy and utterly shocking. Putin is loving this.
Wishing everybody a very happy and blessed Ramadan unless you are one of the following on my Ramadan sh*t-list:
Trump
Putin
Assad
Netanyahu
Farage
Al Khamenei
Kim Jong Un
Trump
Putin
Assad
Netanyahu
Farage
Al Khamenei
Kim Jong Un
a greeting card for ramadan mubarak with a crescent moon made of gold stars
ALT: a greeting card for ramadan mubarak with a crescent moon made of gold stars
media.tenor.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wishing everybody a very happy and blessed Ramadan unless you are one of the following on my Ramadan sh*t-list:
Trump
Putin
Assad
Netanyahu
Farage
Al Khamenei
Kim Jong Un
Trump
Putin
Assad
Netanyahu
Farage
Al Khamenei
Kim Jong Un
I will testify that this is marvellous stuff
NEW: The ancient art of Aleppo soap-making survives in exile. One family’s journey encapsulates the struggle to preserve Syria’s heritage, and the challenges of returning home after the war. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...
The Resilient Artisans Keeping Aleppo Soap Alive
Displaced from Syria by war, the makers of laurel soap, known as ‘sabun ghar,’ preserve their craft in exile
newlinesmag.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I will testify that this is marvellous stuff
We will rebuild our country. We will educate our children. We will fix what is broken, and heal what is harmed, Israel and Iran won’t break us.
February 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We will rebuild our country. We will educate our children. We will fix what is broken, and heal what is harmed, Israel and Iran won’t break us.
The utter weakness in Syria today on the economic, political, and military levels are all because of the disastrous Baath & Assad family era. Over fifty years of murder, corruption and oppression
February 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The utter weakness in Syria today on the economic, political, and military levels are all because of the disastrous Baath & Assad family era. Over fifty years of murder, corruption and oppression
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Hibr: Israeli occupation aircraft raids on the vicinity of the Al-Kiswah area, south of Damascus.
February 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hibr: Israeli occupation aircraft raids on the vicinity of the Al-Kiswah area, south of Damascus.
Hearing from family in Damascus that the Israeli bombing appears to have stopped for now. All quiet…
February 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hearing from family in Damascus that the Israeli bombing appears to have stopped for now. All quiet…
Israel is bombing Syria in spite of every statement and assurance from the new government that we want only peace
February 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Israel is bombing Syria in spite of every statement and assurance from the new government that we want only peace
Some thoughts on writing fiction. I’m not published and have no agent so take what I say with a very big pinch of salt.
February 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Some thoughts on writing fiction. I’m not published and have no agent so take what I say with a very big pinch of salt.
On the morning of Nasrallah's funeral spare a thought for the Palestinians of Yarmouk and the Lebanese who had been forgotten in Seydnaya prison for over four decades. All of whom Nasrallah didn't give a damn about when he supported Assad in his brutal repression
February 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
On the morning of Nasrallah's funeral spare a thought for the Palestinians of Yarmouk and the Lebanese who had been forgotten in Seydnaya prison for over four decades. All of whom Nasrallah didn't give a damn about when he supported Assad in his brutal repression
This is new, to me, and interesting. ChatGPT doesn’t try to bullshit an answer anymore and now seems to try “reasoning”
February 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This is new, to me, and interesting. ChatGPT doesn’t try to bullshit an answer anymore and now seems to try “reasoning”