Posts Tagged: Syrian refugees
German Police Accuse Syrian Refugee of Plotting Chemical Attack in Israel
JNS.org - German police have arrested a Syrian refugee on suspicion of plotting a chemical attack in Israel, local media reported on Friday. The suspect, 21, was...
Illusory to Think Syrian Refugees Can Return Now, France Says
France dismissed on Thursday any suggestion that millions of Syrian refugees could start returning home, as urged by Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Ministry...
Russian, Turkish Defense Ministers Discuss Syrian Refugees
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the return of Syrian refugees to Syria with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar during talks in Moscow on Friday,...
Syrians Flee Towards the Hospitals of ‘Enemy’ Israel
JNS.org - The strong winds in the Golan Heights blow pain and come from tent cities in which displaced Syrians are clustered together a few...
How the Syrian War Could Still Threaten Israel
JNS.org - The headlines trickling down from Israel’s northern sector near Syrian are far more dramatic than the situation on the ground: The Syrian army has...
UN Urges Jordan to Open Borders to Fleeing Syrians
The United Nations human rights office and refugee agency UNHCR urged Jordan on Tuesday to open its border to Syrians trying to escape an escalating...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah to Work With Syrian Regime on Refugee Returns
Hezbollah will work with the Syrian state and Lebanon's General Security agency to help return Syrian refugees who want to go back home, its leader said on...
Several Hundred Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Return to Syria
Nearly 400 refugees began leaving the Lebanese border town of Arsal to cross into Syria on Thursday, a rare case of returns which Lebanon's government...
Syrian Refugees Flee to Israeli Border for Safety Against Attacks by Assad
JNS.org - Thousands of Syrian civilians are fleeing to the Israeli border to escape the military bombardment of Syrian President Bashar Assad on rebel-held territories in...
Turkey’s Erdogan, Presidential Rival Both Vow to Send Syrians Home
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival in Sunday's presidential election have both pledged to send millions of Syrian refugees home, responding to growing...
UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees in Iraq
The world is failing to properly invest in the Syrian refugee crisis and families, women, and children are suffering terribly as a result, UN refugee...
Lebanon Foreign Minister Escalates Refugee Row With UN Agency
Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister escalated his row with the UN refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday, accusing it at a news conference of working to stop refugees...
UN Refugee Agency Hopes Lebanon Will Reverse Residency Freeze
The UN refugee agency UNHCR hopes the Lebanese Foreign Ministry will quickly reverse a decision to freeze residency applications the agency has submitted for its...
Lebanon Freezes UNHCR Staff Residency Applications in Fight Over Syrian Refugees
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has ordered a freeze on residency applications submitted by the staff of the United Nations' refugee agency, accusing it of...
