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Latest in Tag: refugees
Exhibition attempts to raise âRefugee Voicesâ
Through work by five photographers, the exhibition explores a side of refugeesâ lives in Egypt
WFP to resume food assistance to Syrian refugees
Announcement comes after fundraising drive surpassed target
Racism, violence, exploitation afflict life of Sudanese refugees in Cairo
During the 2011 revolution almost 45,000 refugees came into Egypt because there was no supervision on the borders
UNHCR expects refugee crisis as winter approaches
UN able to reach only 60% of refugees in Egypt needing assistance this winter due to lack of funding
145 migrants detained by Egyptian authorities since September
Detainees stranded at sea for five days according to Amnesty International
Foreign Minister hosts UN refugee chief
Antonio Guterres praising level of cooperation between Egypt and UNHCR
56 Egyptians dead or missing after boat capsizes
Passenger were attempting to immigrate to Italy, rescue operations continue
67 arrested in attempt to illegally migrate to Italy
By  Kenneth Changpertitum Sixty seven migrants were arrested Tuesday when trying to set sail off the coastal of city of Metoubes in the governorate of Kafr Al-Sheikh while attempting to emigrate to Italy, said state-owned MENA. In the early morning hours, border guards along with state security forces detained 62 Egyptians, 4 Somalis and 1 …
Israeli police arrest hundreds of African refugees on Israeli-Egyptian border
After two days of protests, the asylum seekers were taken back to Israel
UN representative visits African refugees on Egypt-Israeli border
Around 1,000 African migrant detainees, most of whom are Eritreans, had left the Holothuroidea Detention Facility in Israel on Friday, making their way on foot towards the Egyptian border to protest their detention in Israel and to ask for United Nations help.
More than 50 million driven from homes by war, crisis: UN
The UNHCR said there were 51.2 million forcibly displaced people at the end of 2013, a full six million higher than the previous year
13 Syrians sentenced by Cairo Court in absentia
Ruling coincides with expressions of concern from international human rights groups over human rights in Egypt, including refugeesâ rights
Syria prisoner releases begin after amnesty: Lawyer
The releases came a day after Syrian state television reported that Assad had declared an unprecedented amnesty, extending for the first time to those accused under the countryâs anti-terrorism legislation.
Syrian babies âborn refugeesâ in Lebanon
Lebanon is home to more than a million refugees from Syriaâs devastating war. Half of them are children, the United Nations says, warning they risk becoming a âlost generationâ.
Egyptian authorities prevent illegal emigration attempt
The 87 arrested include Egyptians, Syrians and Sudanese
Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll
Of the estimated three million Syrians living abroad, including both refugees and peacetime residents, only around 200,000 were entitled to vote on Wednesday, in 39 embassies abroad
Some improvements for Syrian refugees in Egypt: UNHCR Egypt
Foreign ministry stresses need for international cooperation to assist with Syrian refugee crisis
Lebanon rapped for blocking Palestinians fleeing Syria
AFP – Human Rights Watch and a UN refugee agency expressed concern on Tuesday that Lebanon was blocking Palestinians fleeing Syria from entering the country. UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said it was âconcerned about the increased restrictions on Palestine refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria from entering Lebanonâ. âWe are monitoring the …
States hosting Syrian refugees near âbreaking pointâ
UNHCR, ministers stress the need for a political solution to ease Syrian humanitarian crisis
UN chides donors for not enough aid to Syrian refugees
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and his counterparts from Turkey and Iraq, Ahmet Davutoglu and Hoshyar Zebari respectively, attended the talks.
Syria bars refugees who fled via unofficial posts from voting
âSyrians who left Syria illegally do not have the right to vote in host countries,â Hisham Shaar was quoted as saying by pro-regime newspaper Al-Watan on Monday.
Amnesty International criticises Egyptian detention of refugees
Three men face deportation back to Syria
Amnesty International criticises Egyptian detention of refugees
Three men face deportation back to Syria
Syrians arrested while attempting to illegally emigrate
Arrested group include 2 underage Egyptians, 18 Syrians
Human Rights Watch, UN call on Egyptian and Sudanese authorities to protect refugees
Human Rights Watch report documents widespread rape, torture, murder and extortion against Eritrean refugees
UN, NGOs urge effort to stop Syria war, aid refugees
Nearly three million people have fled Syria since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011, and aid groups say 5.5 million children have been affected.
UN refugee chief to visit Iran for talks about Afghans
Some five million Afghans driven by war, oppression and poverty have crossed the border into Iran and Pakistan in the past three decades, seeking better lives and jobs.
Obama vows to put more pressure on Assad regime
At the meeting Obama pledged $1bn in loan guarantees to Jordan, as well as a renewal of a five-year memorandum of understanding.
20,000 people in Syriaâs Yarmuk camp face starvation
Yarmuk soon became a war zone too, as Syrians taking up arms against President Bashar Al-Assadâs regime moved into the camp.
Fahmy welcomes Syrian oppositionâs decision to attend Geneva II talks
The opposition coalition voted to attend talks scheduled to begin later this week