Syria’s Assad says rebuilding is ‘top priority’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that his top priority was the reconstruction of his country, battered by more than seven years of fierce…
Refugees
EU hails Turkey for hosting 3.5 million refugees
The European Union on Tuesday praised Turkey for hosting more than 3.5 million refugees. In a statement, the EU’s General Affairs Council commended Turkey’s significant…
See world leaders as refugees – Photos
Syrian artist, Abdulla Al-Omari’s latest exhibition stole the show in Germany, as he painted the leaders of the world as refugees in an art show…
Qatari Emir: Refugees are victims of terrorism
Giving asylum to refugees is not a cause of terrorism, but the political and social backgrounds of terrorism are the breeding ground that triggers the…
Shelter seekers under attack – Photo
“They are attacking again.” This is how Benham Satah, who witnessed the murder of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati three years ago, described the eruption of violence at the…
Number of Syrian refugees passes 5 million
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt has passed five million for the first time in Syria’s six-year conflict, data…
8 year old Syrian refugee refused to leave this injured dog until help arrived – Photos
Hüseyin ran back to his home and took a blanket, draping it over the shivering dog to keep her warm. He then got the attention…
UN: Exhibit of Israel on refugees opens
A special exhibition by Israeli artist Orna Ben-Ami entitled “An Entire Life in a Package” opened on Tuesday at the United Nations in partnership with…
Rabbis are for refugee rights
On Monday night, around 200 rabbis marched from B’nai Jeshurun synagogue on the Upper West Side to the Trump Hotel on West 61st Street. They…
Syria’s war: 310,000 dead, 4.8m refugees
Syria’s conflict has killed more than 310,000 people, uprooted over half the population and left much of the country in ruins since it erupted almost…