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Cold, hungry, afraid: Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep
Middle East

Cold, hungry, afraid: Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Sarkawt Ismat was cold, hungry and terrified, trapped between Polish and Belarusian troops facing off on…
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
Middle East

Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country

JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a…
Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in Kosovo
Middle East

Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in Kosovo

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US is welcoming tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul but has disclosed little…
Nigerian state to shut camps for people displaced by insurgency
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Nigerian state to shut camps for people displaced by insurgency

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Borno state, the epicentre of an ongoing Islamist insurgency, will shut all camps…
After fleeing fighting in Marib, displaced Yemenis await help
Middle East

After fleeing fighting in Marib, displaced Yemenis await help

MARIB, Yemen, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Iman Saleh Ali and her family left al-Jubah in the dead of night with…
UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
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UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement

Oct 15 (Reuters) – A deal for the United Nations to start work on a remote Bangladeshi island where the…
Ransomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention
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Ransomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention

ONBOARD THE GEO BARENTS OFF LIBYA (AP) — Osman Touré was crying from the pain of repeated beatings and torture…
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
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Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island

DHAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to…
UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya
Middle East

UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya

GENEVA (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the United Nations’ top human rights body said Monday they had evidence of possible…
Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations
Middle East

Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations

BEIRUT, Oct 4 (Reuters) – After spending three decades building up a real estate business he inherited from his father,…
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