Lebanon pushes against hurdles set by west to end Syrian refugee crisis

The growing cost of the Syrian refugee crisis, along with the severe economic meltdown in Lebanon, has led Beirut to move away from the international community to find plausible solutions

Ukraine considers denying Israelis visa-free entry over refugee crisis: Report

The lack of military support to Ukraine and discrimination against Ukrainian refugees has deepened tensions between Israel and Ukraine

Global economic crisis pushes Palestinian refugee agency into ‘danger zone’: UN

According to the head of UNRWA, Palestinian refugees are likely to be 'de-prioritized' by donor countries as a result of the war in Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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

Russia helped return of Syrian refugees: Mikdad

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

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

Lebanon will not accept permanent settlement of refugees: President

The Syrian government has made repeated calls for the repatriation of its citizens residing in Lebanon and elsewhere

Syria ready to welcome back refugees living in Lebanon

Damascus says it is ready to provide aid for the refugees as discontent against their presence in Lebanon grows

Thousands of Afghan refugees still stranded one year after ousting of US-backed govt

Tens of thousands of Afghans are still awaiting to be granted access to the US, while in the UK the Home Office is pushing refugees to find their own rental homes

HRW official condemns western racism against Afghan refugees

Human rights groups have sounded the alarm over the xenophobic treatment of Afghans as opposed to the west's welcoming attitude of Ukrainian refugees

Discontent grows on the streets of Lebanon as crisis deteriorates

Lebanon has been weathering what the World Bank describes as the worst economic crisis in 150 years, a situation fueled by rampant corruption among the political and financial elite

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

UK officials decry living conditions of Afghan refugees nearly a year after evacuation

The isolated and restricted living conditions for Afghan refugees in the UK is in stark contrast to the British government slogan of offering refugees a 'warm welcome'

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

Erdogan plans to repatriate one million refugees to northern parts of Syria

The government also banned Syrian refugees who live in Turkey from travelling to northern Syria for Eid al-Fitr

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

Hasakah faces dual crisis from SDF siege and Turkish occupation

The residents of this Syrian governorate are undergoing extreme hardship as two separate military forces cause shortages of essential goods

Leaked files expose Britain’s covert infiltration of Palestinian refugee camps

Under the guise of improving the plight of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees, an initiative by the British Foreign Office has ulterior motives that impact Lebanese domestic politics.

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

Hezbollah chief blames Washington for ‘inciting’ the crisis between Russia and Ukraine

The resistance leader also criticized western media's racist approach to West Asian and African refugees of US-led wars

Iran’s FM Abdollahian speaks of a return to the JCPOA, Afghanistan crisis

Iran's new foreign policy chief says that a return to the JCPOA is only possible if the nation's rights are "secured"

Turkiye ‘reviewing options’ for Syria withdrawal: Report

Ankara says that the long-planned four-way meeting between Russia, Iran, Syria, and Turkiye could happen ‘within days’

Saudi Arabia to reopen consulate in Damascus

After playing a key role in the US-led war to topple the Syrian government, Saudi Arabia reversed course and will re-open its embassy in Damascus 12 years after the start of the war

‘Consensus growing’ to reintegrate Syria in region: Saudi FM

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister dismissed reports that he will be visiting Syria soon, but stressed that the ‘status-quo’ of isolating Damascus was no longer feasible

US ‘red lines’ in Syria aim to extend conflict: Report

The US and UK are reportedly considering the possibility of creating a new ‘autonomous zone’ in Syria’s southeast, similar the Kurdish-led administration in the north