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UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
Middle East

UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency should have a bigger presence inside Syria to observe and help refugees…
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
Middle East

Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria

LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR
Egypt

Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a warning stating that refugee aid programs in Egypt are…
Arab-European summit is important chance to discuss various regional issues: President Sisi
Egypt

Arab-European summit is important chance to discuss various regional issues: President Sisi

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that the upcoming Arab-European summit, scheduled to be held on February 24-25…
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
World

Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie

COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya…
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
Middle East

Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE

Pope Francis held a historic public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics at an Abu Dhabi stadium on Tuesday on…
Last refugee children in Pacific camp to be moved: Australia
World

Last refugee children in Pacific camp to be moved: Australia

  The last remaining refugee children detained by Australia on the remote Pacific island of Nauru are being moved to…
Ethiopia bans street begging by Syrians in growing numbers
Middle East

Ethiopia bans street begging by Syrians in growing numbers

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia is banning street begging by Syrian nationals who have startled people by showing up…
US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace
Middle East

US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America,…
Afghan refugees pin hopes on Pakistan’s Imran Khan
Middle East

Afghan refugees pin hopes on Pakistan’s Imran Khan

Shahzad Alam has proposed marriage to several women and been rejected each time for the same reason, he says: their…
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