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Syrians flock to Lebanon border to vote despite expelling warnings

Tue Jun 3, 2014 16:19:41

Despite warning by Lebanese government to revoke status of registered Syrian refugees, hundreds of them risked returning to their war-torn country by crossing the border and voting in their country’s presidential election.

95 percent of Syrian expats vote in presidential poll

Sun Jun 1, 2014 08:25:06

Ninety-five percent of Syrian expatriates have taken part in the presidential election as the country gets ready for the vote inside Syria.

Turkey rules out refugee status for Syrian nationals

Fri May 30, 2014 09:40:10

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says his country rules out granting refugee status for Syrian nationals who are seeking shelter in Turkey.

Pope calls for ‘urgent’ end to Syria conflict

Sun May 25, 2014 10:16:22

Pope Francis has called for an "urgent" end to the Syrian conflict as he has started a three-day trip to the Middle East.

Uruguay’s president opens his house to Syrian refugee children

Fri May 23, 2014 10:12:15

The United Nations' refugee commission has expressed gratitude that Uruguay is preparing to provide a new home for 100 children orphaned by Syria's war.

EU under fire for negligence over Syrian refugees

Fri May 16, 2014 18:43:40

European Union’s Home Affairs commissioner has criticized the bloc’s member states for failing to provide safe havens to Syrian refugees who are fleeing a war which is supported by several EU states.

Syrian girls in Saudi honeymoons that never end in marriage

Sun May 11, 2014 18:58:35

Syrian teenage girls struggling with hardship in Jordan’s refugee camps are suffering from sexual abuses from Saudi men who take advantage of them in short honeymoons that never lead to a marriage, a Saudi paper reports.

UN, Lebanon plan to set up camps for Syrian refugees

Sun May 11, 2014 08:34:06

A Lebanese minister says his country is in talks with the United Nations over the setting up of “official” camps to shelter the Syrian refugees who have fled the foreign-backed crisis in their homeland.

Syrian refugee hosts meet in Jordan's Zaatari camp

Sun May 4, 2014 21:03:44

Foreign ministers of major refugee hosting countries attended a one-day meeting in the Zaatari refugee camp on Sunday (May 4) to discuss a resolution for the Syrian refugee crisis.

Jordan opens new refugee camp for Syrians

Thu May 1, 2014 20:56:35

Jordan, one of the main host of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the war in their country, has opened a new refugee camp in an eastern desert.

Erdogan says almost 1 million Syrian refugees are in Turkey

Tue Apr 22, 2014 16:10:21

There are "almost one million" Syrian refugees leaving in Turkey’s refugee camps, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said while pledging to keep accepting those fleeing the war.

Australia donates $20 mln to help Syrian refugee children

Mon Apr 21, 2014 08:33:30

Australia is going to contribute $20 million to help Syrian children who have fled the extremist-marked war in their country, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has announced.

Syria refugees face growing challenges in Jordan urban areas

Wed Apr 16, 2014 21:36:41

Syrian refugees in urban areas of Jordan are struggling to cope with inadequate housing, high debts, rising costs and educational challenges for their children, a global relief agency says.

Lebanon is going to limit Syrian refugee influx as more enter

Tue Apr 15, 2014 17:02:54

Lebanese government is considering measures to reduce the number of Syrian refugees fleeing the extremist-marked war in their country amid rising concerns that Lebanon has reached a breaking point.

UNICEF: Greater catastrophe threatens Syrian children

Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:58:11

The Unicef has warned that the crisis in Syria, which has left 5.5 million children in need of urgent educational and psychological support, will become an even greater humanitarian catastrophe if the international community does not come up with three years' guaranteed funding.

Jordan police kills Syrian refugee in Zaatari camp

Sun Apr 6, 2014 09:53:21

At least one Syrian refugee has been killed in Jordan's sprawling Zaatari camp when clashes erupted between hundreds of refugees and security forces, residents say.

Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon surpasses 1mn: UN

Thu Apr 3, 2014 10:58:12

The number of Syrians registered as refugees in Lebanon after fleeing war in their country has surpassed one million, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.

Yabroud residents return back to liberated city

Wed Apr 2, 2014 09:17:38

Residents of Yabroud who were forced out of their homes and city by foreign-backed insurgents and terrorist groups have begun returning back to their homes after the Syrian Army liberated the city in mid-March and restored stability and security in the area.

Organ trafficking adds up to Syrians’ suffering

Tue Mar 25, 2014 21:50:16

Syrian people, suffering a harsh living condition under the massive foreign-charged war in their country, marked with extremism, severe shortage of basic needs, rights abuses and insecurity, are now dealing with organ traffickers who are slicing off their own share from the unfortunate Syrian families.

Syrians, Russians top world’s most asylum-seekers

Fri Mar 21, 2014 20:30:32

Syria tops the world in having the highest number of people seeking asylum in other countries, the UN’s refugee agency says, as the foreign-charged insurgency goes on in the Arab country with no end in the sight.