Syrian refugees
‘They killed us twice’: finding loved ones at last among Syria’s tortured dead
Middle East
August 7, 2020
‘They killed us twice’: finding loved ones at last among Syria’s tortured dead
AMMAN/IDLIB/BERLIN (Reuters) — Some families say it is better to know and mourn. Others say finally learning what happened is…
Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees’ plight
Middle East
May 10, 2020
Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees’ plight
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ahmad al-Mostafa can’t afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able…
Epidemic’s hidden victims, Syrian workers left penniless in Turkey
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Epidemic’s hidden victims, Syrian workers left penniless in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — When the clothing factory where Syrian refugee Mohammed Eid had worked since arriving in Istanbul closed because…
Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus
Egypt
April 24, 2020
Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus
BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Authorities closed all entrances to a Palestinian refugee camp in eastern Lebanon on Friday after four…
Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found
BEIRUT (Reuters) — A team from Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital will test for the new coronavirus at a refugee…
Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps
Middle East
April 20, 2020
Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps
NAIRAB, Idlib, Syria (Reuters) — Taher al-Matar’s home in northwest Syria is in ruins but he has gone back to…
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
Middle East
April 20, 2020
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
BEIRUT (AP) — After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and…
Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border
ATHENS (Reuters) — The Greek government dismissed on Wednesday a report in The New York Times newspaper that it was…
EU diplomats head to Turkey amid migrant crisis
Middle East
March 3, 2020
EU diplomats head to Turkey amid migrant crisis
Top EU diplomats headed to Turkey on Tuesday amid concern over a fresh migrant crisis, as Austria accused Ankara of…
Erdogan warns Europe it will have to share migrant ‘burden’
Middle East
March 2, 2020
Erdogan warns Europe it will have to share migrant ‘burden’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Monday to keep the doors open for migrants heading for Europe, as he mounted…