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UN to engage with Turkey over resettlement of Syrian refugees

UN to engage with Turkey over resettlement of Syrian refugees
dpa | 11/02/2019 | Politics
New York (dpa) - The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR will engage with Turkey over its plan to repatriate as many as 2 million Syrian refugees along the northern border of the war-torn country, the world body said on Friday. The news came after a closed-door meeting between UN chief Antonio...
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Refugee group: Istanbul could deport unregistered Syrians by Saturday

Refugee group: Istanbul could deport unregistered Syrians by Saturday
dpa | 08/20/2019 | Politics
ISTANBUL (dpa)- Istanbul is expected to start deporting unregistered Syrian refugees by Saturday, the head of the Syrian Associations Platform, an umbrella group, told dpa. Tuesday was the deadline imposed by Istanbul's governor for Syrian refugees unregistered in Turkey's financial capital to...
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Lebanese security authorities: 500 Syrian refugees on way back home

Lebanese security authorities: 500 Syrian refugees on way back home
dpa | 04/19/2018 | Politics
BEIRUT (dpa)- Some 500 Syrian refugees who fled their war-torn country to south-eastern Lebanon were on their way back to Syria on Wednesday, Lebanese security authorities and state media said. At least 15 buses carrying the Syrian refugees left Shebaa on Wednesday, travelling towards the...
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Syrians in Germany face fight fit for Kafka to see families

Syrians in Germany face fight fit for Kafka to see families
Yannick Pasquet | 12/02/2016 | Politics
BERLIN, GERMANY, Yannick Pasquet- Germany, trying to staunch the flow of Syrian refugees, has placed high hurdles for them to be reunited with their families, creating a Kafkaesque nightmare in the courts. As the country enters a decisive election year with anti-migrant populists on the rise, the...
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In Canada, all must help integrate immigrants: Trudeau

In Canada, all must help integrate immigrants: Trudeau
AFP | 09/16/2016 | Politics
MONTREAL, CANADA- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that the successful integration of immigrants into society requires efforts by all Canadians, as the country prepares for another wave of Syrian refugees. "If we are going to have success stories of Syrians in Canada everyone...
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Syrian child refugees tell Pope of new life in Rome

Syrian child refugees tell Pope of new life in Rome
AFP | 08/11/2016 | Society
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Young Syrian refugees who Pope Francis brought home with him after a trip to Greece laughed and joked with the pontiff Thursday as they told him of their new life in Italy. The seven children were part of a group of 21 Syrian refugees given a new start in Rome after the...
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In Lebanon, Syria refugees fear rising discrimination

In Lebanon, Syria refugees fear rising discrimination
Rouba El Husseini | 07/19/2016 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rouba El Husseini- Syrian refugee Abu Adnan was rushing his newborn to the doctor one night in the Lebanese town of Rmeish when municipal police stopped him and began questioning him. He was in violation of a municipal curfew that prevents Syrian refugees from leaving their homes...
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Turkish border town fears fresh Syrian refugee influx

Turkish border town fears fresh Syrian refugee influx
Fulya Ozerkan | 02/08/2016 | Politics
KILIS, TURKEY, Fulya Ozerkan- Outside a hospital in the Turkish border town of Kilis, a young nurse sums up the concerns of many residents about Syrian refugees. "I already feel I am not in Turkey," says Tugba Kaya. "It's like Syria here. Every step you take in Kilis you come across a Syrian." As...
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UN data shows high education among Syrian refugees

UN data shows high education among Syrian refugees
AFP | 12/10/2015 | News
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- The vast majority of Syrian refugees arriving in Greece may be highly educated, including a significant number of students, according to new UN data. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) released a provisional profile of those who have made the treacherous journey across the...
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