Syrian refugees
Syrian refugee in US arrested for plotting church attack
The suspect allegedly passed on documents about the construction and the use of explosives to a man he believed to be an IS group sympathizer, though he turned...
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Migrants to affluent nations may be healthier than the native-born
For the analysis, researchers examined data from 96 studies with mortality estimates for more than 15.2 million international migrants in 92 countries.
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UN special envoy Jolie meets Syrian refugees in northern Iraq
The Hollywood actress toured the Domiz camp, home to 33,000 refugees from Syria’s seven-year conflict.
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Amber Heard raising money for Syrian refugee
The 32-year-old actress took to her Instagram account on Thursday to ask her followers to 'help her save a life'.
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Migrant arrivals to Italy by sea fall by a third in 2017
Deaths at sea have declined as well, according to the IOM, with 2,833 this year, down more than 38% from 4,581 last year.
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Turkey says EU funds not being actively used for needs of Syrian refugees
EU officials have said Turkey has a long path ahead of it before becoming a member of the bloc or being granted visa-free travel.
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US plans to admit maximum 45,000 refugees in next fiscal year
On the other were foreign policy experts who argued that taking refugees into the United States is vital to ensure other nations keep their borders open.
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More than 300 Syrian refugees rescued, arrive in Cyprus
The vessels were tracked sailing to the north-west of the island and were thought to have set off from the Turkish coastal city of Mersin.
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Merkel ‘has no regrets’ over refugee policy despite political cost
In an interview, German Chancellor Angela Merkel denied she had made any mistakes with her open-door policy.
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[ANALYSIS] Paddington Bear: the story of a refugee & a message of kindness
Eleanor Byrne says we only have to look at the character of Paddington Bear to see the predicament of a Syrian child.
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Pope likens migrant holding centres to ‘concentration camps’
During a visit to a Rome basilica, where he met migrants, Francis told of his trip to a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos last year.
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UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
UNHCR called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced by six years of civil war.
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MSF says Trump's refugee ban puts Syrian lives at risk
Donald Trump's administration has banned entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Syrian child refugees taught to release stress and resist recruitment
Young Syrian refugees are at particular risk of being recruited by extremist groups in Lebanon and elsewhere.
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Greece vows to improve conditions in overcrowded migrant camps
Some 60,000 migrants, mostly Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans, are still scattered across the country.
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The Syrian refugee crisis
Latest UN data for Syrian refugees around the world, resettlement pledges made and asylum applications.
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Germany warns of threat from more than 500 ‘potential attackers’
Many Germans fear that fighters belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group could have slipped into Germany.
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US to meet target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees - White House
US admission of Syrian refugees has been a hot button issue in the 2016 race for the White House.
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Scores of families leave besieged Aleppo under Russia - Damascus plan
Syrian state television showed scores of mostly women gathered in a government-controlled area of the city.
