refugees
Cold, hungry, afraid: Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep
Middle East
November 13, 2021
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
October 30, 2021
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
October 23, 2021
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
World
October 23, 2021
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
October 23, 2021
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
World
October 15, 2021
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
Middle East
October 13, 2021
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
World
October 9, 2021
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
October 5, 2021
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
October 4, 2021
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,…