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Lebanese PM meets Syrian Leader, calls for swift resolution on 'refugee cr
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Saturday called for a way for the two countries to enable masses of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to head home during his first official visit to Syria to meet with the new government
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Syria's new PM Mohammed al-Bashir aims to bring back Syrian refugees livin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Syria's newly appointed Prime Minister, Mohammed al-Bashir, has prioritised the repatriation of Syrian refugees living abroad as one of his main objectives, according to a report by Al Jazeera. He said that one of his first goals is to "bring back the millions of Syrian refugees who are a
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Emirati Jordanian camp for Syrian refugees hosts Iftar for 200 families in
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Emirati-Jordanian camp for Syrian refugees in Mrajeeb Al Fhood hosted an Iftar for 200 families of Syrians and underprivileged Jordanian families.
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After 12-year boycott, Arab governments welcome back Syrian President Assa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
What is surprising is that Bashar al-Assad did not show any willingness to make concessions or reciprocate or at least promise to facilitate the return of refugees to their homes without fear of persecution.
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Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises above 45,000: UN Office for Humanita
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the latest statement of AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency), 45,089 people lost their lives. 115,000 people were injured, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported.
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Erdogan ponders meeting with Assad, a rapprochement that seemed unthinkabl
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This was a surprising move coming after Erdogan's repeated threats that he would launch a new ground operation in Syria against the US-allied Syrian Kurdish groups which Ankara considers "terrorists" and because Turkey since 2011 has been the main backer of Syria's opposition to the Assad
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Lebanon compelled to return refugees to Syria due to lack of int'l plan: F
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Saturday Lebanon will be compelled to act in accordance with its own national interests for sending the Syrian refugees to their homeland in the absence of a clear international plan.
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EU pledges nearly USD 1.6bn in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has pledged to increase humanitarian assistance to Syrians up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) for 2022 and to allocate an equal amount following year, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.
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Erdogan vows to send 1 million refugees back to Syria
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 9 (ANI): Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for "the voluntary and honourable return of 1 million Syrian refugees" back to their homeland.
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Turkey hosts over 4 million refugees in total: official
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey currently hosts 4,082,693 refugees, 3,762,686 of whom are Syrians, Turkish deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli was quoted by daily Hurriyet as saying on Sunday.
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Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip the scales in Turkey's e
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdog
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West should not overlook issue of Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Arab League
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The world community should not neglect providing assistance to Lebanon, which has received hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees over the past decade, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Monday.
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