Boat Carrying Syrians Sinks off Lebanese Coast
The Lebanese authorities arrested three of the Syrians who were found after their boat sank, but the whereabouts of the other five is unknown reports Anadolu News Agency.
The Lebanese authorities arrested three of the Syrians who were found after their boat sank, but the whereabouts of the other five is unknown reports Anadolu News Agency.
Using Law No. 10, Assad has received offers to rebuild destroyed homes in the Damascus suburb of Darayya, but many see this as opportunity for a land grab writes Zaman Al Wasl.
State oppression and difficult living conditions has forced hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return to their homes, although the fate that awaits them is unknown reports Hurriya Press.
Since the Nasib border crossing reopened, Syrians refugees living in Jordan have used the crossing to return home reports SANA.
Syrian refugees living in Lebanon have been slow to return home, with some claiming that they have been pressured into returning, regardless of whether it is safe reports Al-Modon.
After he was denied entry to the building and a meeting with a UN official in Tripoli, the Syrian refugee set himself on fire in protest reports Alsouria Net.
The family moved to Canada in 2017 and were well liked within the community reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Syrians living in Jordan cited the ongoing security issues and the threat of conscription as the main reasons they did not want to return to Syria reports Alsouria Net.
A group of writers, journalists and politicians have shown their solidarity with Walid Jumblatt and praised his stance on Syria writes The Syrian Observer.
With little access to steady and fruitful employment, life for Syrian refugees living in Lebanon is harsh, and ensuring survival is a constant struggle writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Ahmed al-Zoabi, who fell to his death, had been pursued and harassed by the police on a number of previous occasions reports Ana Press.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has said that 50,000 people remain at risk of being affected by flooding reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The Nasib Border Crossing was reopened in October when southern Syria was recaptured by the regime writes Al-Hal.
Despite the reopening of the crossing and the relative calm in southern Syria, Daraa’s governor has not seen any refugees returning via the Nasib Border Crossing writes Human Voice.
While thousands of refugees have returned from Lebanon, many still feel threatened, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Reports have circulated of regime security forces arresting people who are attempting to return to regime controlled areas writes Etihad Press.
A German court has rejected an appeal for the reunification of a husband and wife as the marriage of an underage girl is not recognised by German law writes Mahajar News.
The only working medical point in the camp, operated by UNICEF, has been closed for two weeks, leaving the camp’s residents in a dire situation writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Around 15,000 refugees returned home in 2016 and 2017, but the fighting in southern Syria has caused that number to slow writes Asharq al-Awsat
The United Nations’ Palestine refugee agency has previously said that it is difficult to see daily life returning to Yarmouk writes Zaman Al Wasl
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