Gebran Bassil calls for deportation of Syrian refugees

Gebran Bassil proposed an amendment to the law which regulates the entry and residency of Syrians in Lebanon

Turkiye deported over 58,000 Syrian refugees in 2022

Turkiye's deportation of immigrants increased by 161 percent compared to 2021, with the success rate amounting to 71 percent

Over 500,000 Syrian refugees returned home from Turkey: Official

Turkey and Lebanon have been pushing to repatriate millions of Syrian refugees who fled the western-sponsored war

Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon unwilling to return home

Both host countries have ramped up pressure on refugees to leave in 2022

Lebanon and Syria begin repatriation process of Syrian refugees

The Cradle learned exclusively that the Syrian government has approved the requests of 483 out of 1,200 Syrian refugees to be repatriated

Thousands of Syrian refugees to be repatriated from Lebanon next week

Earlier this month, outgoing President Michel Aoun announced the launching of the repatriation plan, despite an apparent lack of coordination with Damascus

Russia helped return of Syrian refugees: Mikdad

Neighboring countries Turkey and Lebanon have both announced plans to repatriate millions of Syrian refugees

TikTok exploits plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey with massive donation cut

There are more than 3.6 million refugees in Turkey, many live under harrowing conditions

UPDATE: Lebanon intends to repatriate Syrian refugees despite lack of cooperation from Damascus

Over one million Syrian refugees reside in Lebanon, with nine out of ten living in extreme poverty

Syrian refugees form caravan to cross from Turkey into Greece

A reported 100,000 of the 3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey are expected to join the recently formed 'Caravan of Light'

Syrian refugees face growing xenophobia in Lebanon as economic crisis worsens

Politicians and the media blame Lebanon's economic woes on refugees, despite international organizations pointing at the financial elite as the cause of the manufactured crisis

Syrian refugees in Turkey: From opportunity to Achilles heel

Even though Turkey's massive refugee problem is a direct consequences of the AKP's Syria policy, both the government and the opposition try to avoid its solution: ending the war in Syria.

Lebanese PM threatens to expel over one million Syrian refugees

Mikati's warning comes amid reports that his caretaker government may give up the right to a gas field within Lebanon's maritime border to Israel

Syria opposes ‘colonialist’ Turkish plan to establish safe zone for Syrian refugees

Syria has called on the international community not to negotiate with Erdogan on the territory of a sovereign country

SDF rallies in opposition of Turkish project to resettle Syrian refugees

The Kurdish militant group sees the resettlement project as a threat to their demographic superiority in northern Syria, fearing the 'Arabization' of the region

Lebanon no longer able to host Syrian refugees: Minister

The minister highlighted the situation in which refugees receive aid in US dollars from the UN while Lebanese struggle to pay for basic services

Turkey, Jordan look to ease path for voluntary repatriation of Syrian refugees

Turkey and Jordan propose return of Syrian refugees to Syria, despite Russian and Syrian claims that the US intentionally blocks return of refugees as a political tool

Syrian refugees: stuck in limbo or political pawns?

Caught between political divisions in Lebanon, the strategic interests of the US and its allies, and unexpected economic incentives, many Syrian refugees who would like to return home are stuck in limbo

Lebanese FM: Western nations obstruct the return of Syrian refugees

During a visit to Moscow Lebanon’s top diplomat rallied against western powers for preventing the return of refugees to Syria over political reasons

Jordan dealing ‘with great difficulty’ due to influx of Syrian refugees: Jordanian PM

Bisher al-Khasawneh also says that the international community must help build the right conditions for Syrian refugees to return home

26 refugees died in US-controlled Syrian camp this year

Al-Hawl houses tens of thousands of women and children who are related to captured ISIS fighters

Turkish border guards ‘torture’ two Syrians to death

According to the reports, the same guards beat up a group of youths, including a child

Syrian quake triggers Arab debate on defying US sanctions

The recent earthquake in Syria has opened up opportunities for Arab states to reconcile with Syria. But will those with US leverage - like the UAE and Saudi Arabia - be willing to take the ultimate friendship test and bypass Washington's sanctions? 

Over 40,000 Syrians head home from Turkiye following earthquake

Opposition militants in Syria are recording immigration movements on its shared border with Turkiye

Iraq repatriates over 500 refugees from Syria’s Al-Hawl camp

In 2022, 698 Iraqi families were evacuated from Al-Hawl camp with an estimated number of more than 3,080 people

Over 10,000 Syrians return home from Turkiye following earthquake

The Turkish defense minister disclosed this new development while dismissing claims that Turkiye has faced a new influx of Syrian migrants through its southern border

Lebanon ‘forbidden’ from repatriating refugees: Official

As a result of coordination between Beirut and Damascus, thousands of refugees have already returned to their country voluntarily

A Moscow meeting shatters fantasies of a Syrian ‘confederation’

Russian-brokered Syrian-Turkish rapprochement will bury prospects of a divided Syria, with the potential for opposition factions to be co-opted into the armed forces.

Syrian President receives UAE foreign minister in Damascus

President Bashar al-Assad and the UAE's foreign minister discussed regional issues, as well as the development of economic ties between their countries

US displeased with Turkiye’s diplomatic approach to end Syrian crisis

The recent meeting between the defense ministers of Turkiye, Russia, and Syria in Moscow also worried the Syrian opposition, which described Turkiye's approach as treacherous