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Syrian refugees find second home in Egypt’s Port Said
Egypt

Syrian refugees find second home in Egypt’s Port Said

PORT SAID — It’s just after 2 am on Monday, and dozens of people are milling around the gates to…
HRW urges Egypt to halt deportations to Syria
Egypt

HRW urges Egypt to halt deportations to Syria

Egypt’s government unlawfully expelled two Syrian refugees back to the war-ravaged country last week, and two Palestinians from Syria now…
Arab team to visit Syria neighbors ahead of donor meeting
Egypt

Arab team to visit Syria neighbors ahead of donor meeting

An Arab League delegation is to visit Syria's neighboring countries to assess the status of refugees ahead of a donor…
Potatoes and humans
Opinion

Potatoes and humans

Bashing the Egyptian state for its utter failure in Sinai is no longer news. But some microcosmic incidents still illustrate…
HRW: Israel shunned dozens of African asylum seekers since June
Egypt

HRW: Israel shunned dozens of African asylum seekers since June

Israel has shunned tens of African asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, since June, denying them entry through the borders with Egypt,…
US military has Syria task force in Jordan: report
World

US military has Syria task force in Jordan: report

The US military has sent a task force to Jordan to help it handle an influx of Syrian refugees and…
United Nations: More than 40,000 Syrians in Egypt
Egypt

United Nations: More than 40,000 Syrians in Egypt

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee estimated on Sunday that more than 40,000 Syrians have fled to Egypt. UNHCR…
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
World

Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place

WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Since the start of the uprising in March last year, tens of thousands of Syria children…
UN: 25,000 displaced by unrest in Sudan’s Darfur
World

UN: 25,000 displaced by unrest in Sudan’s Darfur

The United Nations said Friday that 25,000 people have been displaced in Sudan's Darfur region after unrest that began 10…
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
World

Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war

BAGHDAD  — At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three…
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