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Jordanian and Syrian troops exchange fire at border
Refugees continue streaming into Jordan amid cross border gunfire between Jordanian and Syrian authorities
UN launches investigation into Burma Muslim crisis
The violence stems from ethnic clashes between Buddhists and Muslims which have, according to the UNHCR, led to the displacement of roughly 80,000 people
Syrian refugees making a deadly crossing to Jordan
Jordan is making preparations for an historic refugee exodus
Syrian refugee influx in Lebanon
90,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon following Damascus bombing
Thousands of Syrian refugees continue massive exodus into neighbouring countries
With the Syrian crisis taking on differing challenging security and political dimensions almost hourly, a continuous exodus of thousands of Syrian refugees across Syria’s borders into neighboring countries steadily rises by the day.
Lebanese Judge calls for the death penalty for 88 involved in clashes
Judge Ghassan Oueidat recommended the death penalty for 88 people involved in fatal clashes in a refugee camp in Lebanon
Myanmar’s minority Muslims under attack
When asked where his parents were, the boy mustered, “I don’t know.” He was still very young, even at 17 years-old, to have made a perilous crossing at the Naf River alone, venturing from Myanmar to Bangladesh and fleeing the threat of the Burmese military the length of the trip. At a refugee camp outside …
Mali conflict spilling over
Influx of refugees from Mali exacerbates political instability in neighbouring Mauritania
Iraq pushes for influence in Syria
With the crisis on their doorstep, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein Al-Shahristani and Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari spoke to the press on Sunday
Turkey and Syria face off after shooting
Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Syria have deteriorated since the Syrian uprising began nearly 17 months ago. Several Syrian civilians and military opposition groups have since taken refuge in neighbouring Turkey
Conflict uproots 3.5 m people in 2011: monitors
The number of internally displaced decreases, but number of newly displaced rises due to the Arab Spring.
Border post a playground for Libya’s child refugees
By Dominique Soguel / AFP SALUM: The classic chaos of a nursery school has taken over the Salum border post on the Egypt-Libya frontier, where around 60 children are stuck as their parents refuse to return to their countries of origin. African-print sarongs and mattresses soften the concrete edges of the empty custom officer booths at …