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Tag Archives: Refugees of the Syrian Civil War

28Jan/17

Trump travel ban sparks panic abroad, lawsuits at home

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily barring visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries and banning Syrian refugees indefinitely will likely land his administration in court. Zachary Goelman reports. Continue reading →

20Mar/16

EU-Turkey deal

Flow of migrants “almost stopped” after EU-Turkey deal, say Turkish villagers

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Local residents of Bademli village say the flow of migrants to Europe from the area has almost stopped, after a deal between Turkey and the European Union was sealed.

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08Dec/15

Blocking Muslim refugees supports terrorism – U.N.’s Guterres

December 8, 2015WarAftermath of war, Antonio Guterres, Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, European migrant crisis, Forced migration, Geneva, Geography of Asia, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Paris, Portugal, Refugee, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Right of asylum, Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, Switzerland, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrians in Lebanon, Turkey's migrant crisis, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, Western Asiasmbale

Countries rejecting Syrian refugees because they are muslim are fuelling Islamic State and other militant groups, the U.N. says.

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12Nov/15

WFP introduces “world’s first app against global hunger”

November 12, 2015TechnologyAL MAFRAQ, Articles, Austria, Fill the Cup, Food and drink, Forced migration, Germany, Hunger, Jordan, Mafraq, Organizations, Refugee, Refugee camp, Refugee children, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, School meal, Sebastian Stricker, ShareTheMeal, Switzerland, Syria, Tazweed Center, United Nations Development Group, WFP, World Food Programmesmbale

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launches the “Share the Meal” app for smartphone users to help feed Syrian refugee children.

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18Oct/15

Bishops urge UK’s Cameron to take in more Syrian refugees

October 18, 2015ReligionAndrew Marr, ANDREW MARR SHOW, British MPs, British people, David Cameron, DURHAM, European migrant crisis, Jordan, Lebanon, London, Michael Fallon, Paul Butler, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian diaspora, United Kingdomsmbale

UK Bishops write to British Prime Minister, David Cameron urging him to increase the number of Syrian refugees the country will take in to at least 50,000, saying the UK must do more to help. The UK Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon MP defends Cameron’s position on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.

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08Oct/15

EU ministers meet to discuss deportations amid flood of Syrian refugees

October 8, 2015WarContinents, Cultural globalization, European migrant crisis, European Union, Human migration, Illegal immigration, Illegal immigration to the United States, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Organizations, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian diaspora, Turkey, Viviane Redingsmbale

EU justice and home affairs ministers meet in Luxembourg where they are set to agree on plans to step up deportations of illegal immigrants.

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20Sep/15

Kerry says U.S. ready to take more refugees

September 20, 2015WarAftermath of war, Asia, Barack Obama, Dudley–Winthrop family, Forbes family, Forced migration, Geography of Asia, Germany, JOHN KERRY, Kerry, Media in Berlin, N24, Refugee, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Right of asylum, Skull and Bones Society, Syria, United States, United States Secretary of State, Western Asiasmbale

(N24 POOL) – The United States will take in 15,000 more refugees from around the world next year, increasing the current level to 85,000, and to 100,000 in 2017, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with his German counterpart on Sunday.
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09Sep/15

Exhausted migrants wait in open field in Hungary after long trek via Greece and Serbia

September 9, 2015WorldAfrica, Asia, Balkans, Countries, Europe, European migrant crisis, Geography of Europe, Greece, Hungary, Kingdom of Hungary, Landlocked countries, Leila, Macedonia, Member states of the Council of Europe, Member states of the United Nations, Middle East, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Republics, Roszke, Serbia, Syriasmbale

Hundreds of migrants wait in an open field under the watchful eyes of Hungarian police, after crossing into Hungary from Serbia.

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06Sep/15

Miliband urges U.S. to play bigger role in refugee crisis

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Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the U.S. should play a leadership role in helping deal with the refugee crisis engulfing Europe and the Middle East.

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06Sep/15

Israel’s Netanyahu rejects calls to take in Syrian refugees

September 6, 2015WarAftermath of war, Asia, Benjamin Netanyahu, Demography, Egypt, Forced migration, Foreign relations of Israel, Geography of Asia, Golan Heights, Isaac Herzog, Israel, Israel–Syria border, Jerusalem, Jordan, Lebanon, Netanyahu, Population, Refugee, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Right of asylum, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Tel Aviv, Western Asiasmbale

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects calls to take in Syrian refugees after their plight in Europe strikes chord in Israel, says Israel too small.

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