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Swiss expert tapped to lead UN agency that aids Palestinian refugees
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended a Swiss expert in humanitarian affairs to lead the UN agency responsible for aiding Palestinian ... Middle East -
UN agency for Palestinian refugees launches strike in Jordan
Thousands of employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees went on strike in Jordan on Sunday, shutting schools and health centers that provide ... Middle East -
Rocket strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Syria kills 10 civilians, says UN
At least 10 civilians were killed and 30 wounded in Syria by a rocket strike on the Neirab camp for Palestinian refugees close to the city of Aleppo ... Middle East -
UN salutes Damascus allowing Yarmouk Palestinians to return
The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed a Syrian regime plan to allow Palestinians back home to the ravaged Damascus suburb of Yarmouk after ... Middle East -
Does Lebanon want to build a wall to separate refugees?
One must pay particular attention to the possible implications to how the refugee community within Lebanon, and worldwide, is viewed Middle East -
UN needs $80 million for schools for Palestinian refugees
Last year, a $101 million shortfall in the budget of the agency, known as UNRWA, almost led to a delay in starting school Middle East -
Refugee plight shouldn’t be forgotten amid noise of battle
As the winter is fast approaching and the skies over Syria are filling with jet fighters from almost every corner of the world, it is important to ... Middle East -
Don’t fear refugees like me
To the public who is still skeptical of the presence of refugees, I say ‘don’t be afraid’. Middle East -
Palestinian girl who cried before Merkel gets German residency
The 14-year-old Palestinian had told Merkel that she and her family faced possible deportation Middle East -
Two dead in truce breach at Lebanon Palestinian camp
Two people were killed by "unidentified gunmen" in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp Middle East -
Three killed in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp
The fighting in Ain al-Hilweh involved Islamist militants and members of president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement Middle East -
Last-minute cash for U.N. averts Palestinian school closures
Last-minute donations of $70 million helps avert the closures of schools for Palestinian refugees Middle East -
Lebanon: Nine Palestinians from Syria drown en route to Turkey
IOM estimates almost 2,350 migrants have died this year on sea journeys to Europe Middle East -
U.N. warns school may be delayed for Palestinian refugees
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees may be forced to delay the start of the school year Middle East -
Reem Sahwil, a victim of European policy
The German chancellor failed at comforting the girl, although she patted her on the shoulder Middle East -
Merkel defends treatment of weeping Palestinian girl
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends her treatment of a crying teenage Palestinian refugee World News -
Security Council demands aid access to Syria’s Yarmouk camp
The 15-member council also demanded that fighters from ISIS and Al-Nusra Front withdraw Middle East -
U.N. supplies aid to 500 evacuees from Damascus camp
The U.N. agency responsible for Palestinian refugees provided urgent supplies to 500 civilians in a Damascus camp Middle East -
Syria’s cruel ‘Hunger Games’
It is not too late for the U.S. to do the right thing morally and try to finally break that ‘deepest circle of hell’ in Syria Middle East -
PLO ‘against’ Syria army Yarmouk camp offensive
Earlier, a member of the PLO executive committee said he fully endorsed a Syrian military offensive Middle East -
U.N. official: State of Syrian refugee camp ‘beyond inhumane’
ISIS militants stormed the camp Wednesday, marking the extremist group’s deepest foray yet into Damascus Middle East -
PLO official to hold talks with Syria on Yarmouk relief
Hundreds of families have been evacuated from the camp in a southern neighborhood of Damascus Middle East -
Residents flee clashes in Syria's Yarmouk camp
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in Ramallah that residents of Yarmouk have been victimized by Syria’s civil war Middle East -
2,000 evacuated from Syria’s Yarmouk after ISIS advance: Palestinians
Abdul Hadi said Syrian troops had helped in the evacuation, which came as Palestinian forces battled to hold back ISIS Middle East -
ISIS takes 90 percent of Syria refugee camp
ISIS is now only a few kilometres from President Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power Middle East -
ISIS seizes large parts of refugee camp in Damascus
The Yarmouk camp, home to up to 18,000 people, has been caught between government forces and Syrian insurgent groups Middle East -
U.N. warns emergency fund for Palestinians in Syria near empty
‘This is literally a lifeline. It is quite literally a matter of life and death,’ UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness says Middle East -
Special Mission: Gaza refugees face daily hardships
This week’s episode of Special Mission highlights the tragic reality of the Palestinian refugees in the Gaza refugee camp in Jordan. The ... Special Mission -
U.N. halts Gaza house repairs saying donors failed to pay up
UNRWA said that the homes of more than 96,000 Palestine refugees were destroyed or damaged during the conflict Middle East -
Snowstorm Huda reminds the region of its refugees
Refugee integration is key to human development Middle East