refugees
Exhibition on refugees in Egypt held at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Art news
June 15, 2015
Exhibition on refugees in Egypt held at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
With images telling the stories of refugees in Egypt, the Library of Creativity at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated Sunday…
Local official: Saudi shells hit Yemen aid office, killing 5 refugees
Middle East
May 21, 2015
Local official: Saudi shells hit Yemen aid office, killing 5 refugees
Saudi shells hit an international humanitarian aid office in northern Yemen, killing five Ethiopian refugees and wounding ten, a local…
US, Kuwait pledge over $1 billion towards Syria crisis
World
March 31, 2015
US, Kuwait pledge over $1 billion towards Syria crisis
The United States pledged US$507 million and Kuwait promised $500 million towards easing Syria's humanitarian crisis at an international summit…
UN envoy Angelina Jolie urges end of suffering by Iraqi IS victims
Cinema/TV
January 26, 2015
UN envoy Angelina Jolie urges end of suffering by Iraqi IS victims
Hollywood star and United Nations envoy Angelina Jolie has urged world leaders to increase efforts in alleviating the suffering of…
Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced
World
November 6, 2014
Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced
Around 5.8 million Syrian refugees have taken shelter in neighboring countries since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011,…
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
World
December 15, 2013
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
The first United Nations aid flight from Iraq to Syria took off on Sunday after being delayed for several days…
Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N.
World
August 23, 2013
Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N.
The number of Syrian children forced to flee their devastated homeland will on Friday reach a million, half of all…
Libya’s sub-Saharan refugees face post-conflict uncertainty
World
April 1, 2013
Libya’s sub-Saharan refugees face post-conflict uncertainty
BENGHAZI, LIBYA — Word made its way around the Libyan Red Crescent camp in Benghazi that an outsider was present…
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Abu Hussein, an Iraqi refugee, is reticent to speak of his experiences in Egypt — most refugees are. He regards…
Turkey deports Syrian refugees over camp unrest: officials
World
March 28, 2013
Turkey deports Syrian refugees over camp unrest: officials
Turkey has sent hundreds of refugees back to Syria after clashes with Turkish military police at their camp near the…