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Canada universities offer relief measures to international students hit by Middle East conflictCanadian universities are extending crucial support to international students impacted by the Middle East conflict. Institutions like the U...
Cricket’s children in war-torn Beirut: Refugee kids in Lebanon who escaped ISIS horrors find hope through cricket, idolise Virat Kohli & Smriti MandhanaEscaping ISIS horrors, Maram found solace and a new path in Shatila refugee camp through cricket. The Alsama Project, co-founded by Mohamma...
As Iran war drags on, Europe wants to avoid a new migration crisisEuropean officials are increasingly concerned that the ongoing war in Iran could trigger a new refugee crisis, prompting anxious scenario-p...
China to provide humanitarian aid to Iran, Lebanon, other West Asian nationsChina announced emergency humanitarian assistance for Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq, aiming to alleviate the severe humanitarian crisis i...
Refugees, migrants in Lebanon find rare sanctuary from Israeli strikes in Beirut churchSudanese refugee Ridina Muhammad and her family, among 300,000 displaced by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, found refuge in a church after gove...
UNHCR declares 'major humanitarian emergency' in Middle EastThe United Nations refugee agency has declared the Middle East crisis a major humanitarian emergency. All civilians fleeing conflict must b...
Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relationsFollowing the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, relations with Lebanon remain strained despite a fragile ceasefire. Lingering resentm...
Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why they are likely to refusePresident Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan is met with rejection from those nations and conce...
Watch as Israel successfully downs two drones over Mediterranean sea amid heightened tensionsIsraeli Defence Forces reported intercepting two drones over the Mediterranean Sea amid rising tensions. An Israeli Air Force unit also int...
Did Iran betray Hezbollah and Hassan Nasrallah? Here's what reports are sayingLebanon is gripped by uncertainty and unrest following unconfirmed reports of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's death. Supporters of Hezb...
100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UNAround 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, according to the UN. The UNHCR is supporting new arrivals...
EU announces $1 bn in aid for Lebanon to shore up economy, border securityEU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit, aiming to boost the country's socio-economic stabilit...
Ukraine: How citizenship and race play out in refugees' movements in EuropeCriticisms imply that the European Union treats refugees from the Global South differently, and that such treatment is based on race. Criti...
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for nowThe situation in the Middle East has deteriorated significantly in more countries and in more ways in the last two years. Lebanon, Syria, I...
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to waterThe two neighbouring countries, both battered by years of conflict and mismanagement, are in need of rapid action to combat severe water sh...
Refugee crisis: Where people are fleeing from and where they are goingAs the UNGA in New York and the Supreme Court in New Delhi hear arguments on Myanmar’s Rohingya refugee issue, ET Magazine takes a look at ...
Refugee influx to boost economic output of the receiving countriesA new Bloomberg survey of economists predicts that Germany will get a 0.2% boost to its economic output next year if it takes in 8 lakh ref...
Australia boosts refugee intake; vows to hit ISIS in SyriaPrime Minister Tony Abbott today said Australia will accept 12,000 more refugees and vowed to launch air strikes to hit ISIS targets in Syr...
Finally, one death makes world weep for migrants; Recep Erdogan blames Europe"The Mediterranean is turning into a graveyard of migrants," Erdogan told the select top global business leaders at the B20 meeting Thursda...
India home to 200,000 refugees in first half of 2014: UNHCRIndia was home to 198,665 refugees as of June 2014 and had 4,718 pending cases of asylum seekers, bringing the total population of concern ...