displacement
Egypt condemns displacement of Palestinians at Sheikh Jarrah
Egypt
February 17, 2022
Egypt condemns displacement of Palestinians at Sheikh Jarrah
In a statement on Thursday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli occupation’s practices of displacing Palestinians from the Sheikh…
Aid group: Syrians could be displaced for years to come
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Aid group: Syrians could be displaced for years to come
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Syrians face continued displacement each coming year that the conflict continues and economic…
Syrian father teaches daughter to laugh when the bombs fall
Middle East
February 25, 2020
Syrian father teaches daughter to laugh when the bombs fall
BEIRUT (AP) — Abdullah Mohammed would do anything for his daughter, even forcing himself to laugh with her at the…
Afghan refugees tell UN: ‘We need peace, land to go home’
Middle East
February 17, 2020
Afghan refugees tell UN: ‘We need peace, land to go home’
KABOBAYAN CAMP, Pakistan (AP) — Hukam Khan isn’t sure how old he is, but his beard is long and white,…
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 200,000 men, women and children fled their homes in northwest Syria in buses, trucks and…
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes
Middle East
August 6, 2019
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes
HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – Despairing of the corpses and debris littering the streets, many Iraqis have left their…
Israeli demolition order on Jerusalem outskirts stokes Palestinian fears
Middle East
July 18, 2019
Israeli demolition order on Jerusalem outskirts stokes Palestinian fears
SUR BAHER, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli plans to demolish Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of…
UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib
Middle East
June 19, 2019
UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief declared Tuesday that “a humanitarian disaster” is unfolding in Syria’s last rebel-held…
Coptic pope: Displacing Christians is bad for Middle East, Europe
Middle East
May 15, 2019
Coptic pope: Displacing Christians is bad for Middle East, Europe
DW: What is the significance of inaugurating a new Coptic church in Düsseldorf? Pope Tawadros II: The inauguration of the…
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say dozens of airstrikes by government forces and Russia on the last rebel-held enclave in…