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Lebanon

Despite criticism of human rights groups, Lebanon resumes returning Syrian refugees back home

October 26, 2022 MEO Staff

Lebanon buses refugees back to Syria as repatriation plan continued. However, some refugees were reportedly ‘shocked’ to be notified at the border that they cannot cross because their names had not been cleared by Syria [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Syria: UN “extremely concerned” for Palestinian refugees amid Daraa fighting

August 16, 2021 MEO Staff

UNRWA, the agency for Palestinian refugees, said hundreds of Palestinians are facing serious shortages amid renewed fighting between Assad forces and rebels The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Sunday of the humanitarian [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

UN renews ‘UNRWA’ that helps Palestinian refugees against U.S. will

December 15, 2019 MEO Staff

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid misconduct allegations and a cash shortfall triggered by a halt in US [ More … ]

Syria Latest News

Up to 3 million Syrians can be settled in safe zone: Erdogan

September 19, 2019 MEO Staff

A safe zone to be set up in northeastern Syria jointly between Turkey and the U.S. can host two to three million Syrians, Turkish President has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated that Turkey [ More … ]

Morocco slams Algeria over expelling Syrian refugees to its borders
Syria Latest News

Children of Refugees Killed by Cold in Syria

January 27, 2019 MEO Staff

Eight children have died in Rukban camp this month, as families blame terrible living conditions and lack of humanitarian aid for their deaths Clutching her young baby to her chest to warm her up during [ More … ]

Lebanon

Arab summit: Lebanon calls for return of Syria refugees

January 20, 2019 MEO Staff

Playing host to an Arab economic summit, Lebanon also proposed creating an Arab bank to finance reconstruction in war-torn nations   Lebanon urged world powers to step up efforts for Syrian refugees to return home regardless [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Israel Claimed Egypt Pressured Hamas to Curb Gaza’s Protest

May 17, 2018 Ahmed Rashed

Palestinian protests on the Gaza-Israel border have dropped off over the past two days, amid reports that Egyptian officials intervened to restore calm after dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire. Gaza’s dominant Islamist [ More … ]

Analysis

As Israel Tries to Woo African States, It Expels African Refugees

March 11, 2018 Ahmed Rashed

Israel’s controversial immigration policy will likely result in the forced deportation of thousands of African migrants to uncertainty. Israel has come under fire from the UN and some western countries. In Africa, the news has [ More … ]

Refugee Crisis

UN refugee chief calls to support Sudan’s humanitarian efforts

August 18, 2017 MEO Staff

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called for more international support to Sudan in its humanitarian efforts to shelter South Sudanese refugees fleeing the four-year conflict in South Sudan. Grandi, the new chief of [ More … ]

Refugee Crisis

Turkey urges Europe to not build walls against refugees

August 13, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Europe should be open, safe and provide fair ways to migrants instead of isolating them: Omer Celik  Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik on Thursday criticized Europe for creating barriers against asylum seekers instead [ More … ]

Libya Latest News

UN backs Italy bid to close migrant route from Libya

August 9, 2017 MEO Staff

Ghassan Salame, the UN’s new envoy to Libya, backed Italy’s drive to stem the flow of migrants leaving the north African state for Europe, despite concerns among human rights groups. The UN’s new envoy to [ More … ]

Refugee Crisis

645 Europe-bound migrants detained in Turkey’s Izmir

August 1, 2017 MEO Staff

Turkish security forces detained at least 645 foreign nationals over the past week as they tried to cross into Europe illegally from western Turkey’s Izmir province. The detentions came as part of operations targeting illegal [ More … ]

Syria Latest News

Thousands of Syrian refugees to leave Lebanon under Hezbollah-Nusra ceasefire

July 31, 2017 MEO Staff

Thousands of refugees on the Syria-Lebanon are set to be transferred to Syria’s Idlib province under the second phase of the ceasefire deal struck between Hezbollah and Nusra Front. Thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon [ More … ]

Syria: 50,000 civilians return to Turkey-controlled areas in the north
Refugee Crisis

UN: Half a million Syrian displaced by war return home in 2017

July 1, 2017 MEO Staff

A ‘significant trend’ has been noted as hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians returned home amid a drop in the overall level of violence in their home country. Around 500,000 Syrians who were displaced from [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

Lieberman: Not a single Palestinian refugee will return to his land

June 23, 2017 MEO Staff

During a speech at Israel’s Herzliya conference, aimed at discussing the country’s national policies, ultraright Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman rejected the possibility of Palestinian refugees from historic Palestine, land which Israel was built on, [ More … ]

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