At least three people were killed in a car bomb attack and subsequent shooting at a security checkpoint in al-Rukban refugee camp on Saturday evening. At least three people were killed, including a child, and [ More … ]
Jordan and the UK on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding governing arrangements of financial support the British government is willing to present to the Jordan, added to the humanitarian assistance Britain has already provided [ More … ]
The bodies of 22 people have been found on a migrant dinghy in the Mediterranean, the aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said. The 21 women and one man were found “in a pool [ More … ]
A magistrate court in Amman, Jordan has refused to extradite a Palestinian charged with murder to Israel, Agencies reported. Judge Muhammad al-Tarawani issued his decision to refuse the extradition of the Palestinian, Abu Samia, from Jordan [ More … ]
Much of the rhetoric around refugees centres on whether young, male refugees need protection or pose a security threat. Once a popular destination for tourists, Syria’s coastal city of Tartus has seen little fighting during [ More … ]
The Syrian refugee who was photographed selling pens in the streets of Beirut, Abdul Halim al-Attar, is now running three businesses in the city after an online crowdfunding campaign in his name collected $191,000, reports [ More … ]
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