refugees
EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight
World
January 4, 2019
EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight
A court in Portugal is to deliver verdicts Friday in a corruption trial linked to so-called “golden” visas granted to…
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing…
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR
Middle East
December 11, 2018
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – Up to 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others…
More than 150 governments to adopt UN migration pact in Morocco
Middle East
December 10, 2018
More than 150 governments to adopt UN migration pact in Morocco
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – More than 150 countries will join a United Nations conference to adopt a global pact…
As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor
Middle East
December 4, 2018
As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – As many as 15 migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast, an…
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees
Middle East
November 28, 2018
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees
BEIRUT (AP) — Some refugees who have gone back to Syria from Lebanon have been killed, detained or forced…
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
November 26, 2018
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
World
November 12, 2018
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya…
Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
DHLAIL, Jordan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syrian refugee Umm Mohammed fidgeted in her chair in a breezy office in…
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-November
World
October 30, 2018
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-November
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to begin by mid-November the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of…