Sarah and Ammar Hafez were abducted by their father from their home in the Netherlands to Syria two years ago. More than 90 days ago, they sought refuge in the Dutch embassy. The kids have been hiding there ever since, afraid to leave, since under Syrian law their father has custody over them. The two have since celebrated their birthdays and are still waiting.
Dutch foreign minister Bot has recently announced that he will visit Syria only if he'll be able to return the two kids with him. Bot has been invited by his Syrian counterpart in order to discuss the case, but according to Bot talking is not enough. He also added that he thinks it's Syria's job to convince the father to return the two kids. Syria's position is that the kids will only be allowed to leave with their father's permission.
Source: AD.nl (Dutch)
Meanwhile, the Telegraaf newspaper site opened up a special Dutch language site on the two kids.
For more on the story see also: Syria: Abducted Dutch kids flee to embassy, Syria: Update on Dutch kids, Syria: Dutch kids ask Queen for help, Syria: Kids still waiting, Syria: Dutch looking for mediator
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