refugees
Turkey must ‘take responsibility’ for migrants, says Greece
Middle East
October 5, 2019
Turkey must ‘take responsibility’ for migrants, says Greece
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called on Turkey to “take responsibility” for a renewed wave of migrants to…
‘Forgotten’ war: Syria conflict a footnote at UN meeting
Middle East
September 25, 2019
‘Forgotten’ war: Syria conflict a footnote at UN meeting
BEIRUT (AP) — As dozens of heads of state convene for the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York this…
Italy rise in ‘phantom’ boats as new route sees migrants go undetected
World
September 21, 2019
Italy rise in ‘phantom’ boats as new route sees migrants go undetected
Italy has seen a rise in so-called “phantom” boat arrivals as traffickers ferry migrants across the Mediterranean from Tunisia rather…
Erdogan says 2-3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Europe can be resettled in ‘safe zone’
Middle East
September 18, 2019
Erdogan says 2-3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Europe can be resettled in ‘safe zone’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria could host…
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
Middle East
September 11, 2019
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
NAIROBI/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of refugees trapped in Libyan detention centres will be evacuated to Rwanda as part…
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
Middle East
September 6, 2019
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
BEIRUT (AP) — Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on…
Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
Middle East
September 5, 2019
Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Thursday threatened to “open the gates” and allow a flood of Syrian refugees…
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
Middle East
August 28, 2019
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
GAZA (Reuters) – The head of a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees, which is under an investigation over suspected internal…
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
Middle East
August 22, 2019
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making…
More than a hundred migrants feared dead off Libya coast
Middle East
August 21, 2019
More than a hundred migrants feared dead off Libya coast
CAIRO (Reuters) – Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Tuesday it fears that a boat packed with migrants sunk off…