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Syrian Embassy In Lebanon Suspends Services After Assad Relatives' Arrest In Beirut

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIRUT — Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspended consular services Saturday, a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports. Also on Saturday, Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrians — including former officers in the Syrian army under Assad — to the new Syrian authorities …

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2 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Israeli soldiers burn a hospital in Gaza

Hindustan Times

Israeli soldiers stormed and burned a hospital in isolated northern Gaza after forcibly removing staff and patients on Friday, Health Ministry officials said. Middle East latest: Israeli soldiers burn a hospital in Gaza Gaza's Health Ministry said Israeli troops set fires in several parts of Kamal Adwan Hospital, including the lab and surgery department. Israeli troops burn a hospital in …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Associated Press

BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” Jumblatt’s father, Kamal, was killed in 1977 in an ambush near a Syrian roadblock during …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

LA Times

Women look at photos of people reported to be missing, in the Marjeh square in Damascus, Syria. A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” …

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1 month ago

In Lebanon, villagers on the border watch Syria's revolution with unease

NPR

In Lebanon, villagers on the border watch Syria's revolution with unease toggle caption Ayman Oghanna for NPR YOUNINE, Lebanon, near the border with Syria — Over the snowcapped mountains along the Lebanon-Syria border, the wind carries a sharp chill, blowing cigarette smoke from Rafaat Nasrallah's hand as he gestures toward the horizon. Sponsor Message The group's rapid advance threatens to …

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2 months ago

The world’s most unlikely safe haven

Live Mint

To grasp how bad things are in Lebanon, consider that Syria—where war and tyranny created the world’s largest refugee crisis—now seems like a safe haven. The rest are almost all Lebanese Shia who hope Syria’s leader, who himself belongs to a splinter Shia sect, the Alawites, will be more welcoming than Lebanon’s rival sects. EU policymakers, who had feared Israel’s …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Wailing supporters of Hezbollah take to the streets across the Middle East after Iran called on all Muslims to join the cause as Israel claims hit on leader Nasrallah 'stopped another October 7'

Daily Mail

Wailing supporters of Hezbollah have taken to the streets around the world to grieve and condemn Israel following news of the death of leader Hassan Nasrallah. A group gather carrying Nasrallah's poster and chanting slogans in Beirut on Saturday Women demonstrate with pictures of the late Hezbollah leader in Palestine Square, Tehran A woman reacts to the news of the …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of another donor conference for Syria, humanitarian workers fear more aid cuts

Associated Press

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Living in a tent in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Rudaina al-Salim and her family struggle to find enough water for drinking and other basic needs such as cooking and washing. “Now we haven’t had much in a while.” Al-Salim’s story is similar to that of many in this region of Syria, where most of the 5.1 million people …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of refugees

Al Jazeera

Analysts and rights groups question whether large EU grants to Lebanon have anything to do with getting its economy out of the hole it is in. “The fact that the EU would provide funds to encourage that behaviour is shameful.” ‘Asking people to starve’ Another enduring issue in Lebanon renders the assistance less than helpful. “They’re just asking people to …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

Associated Press

ARSAL, Lebanon — More than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment has been surging in recent months. A country of about 6 million people, Lebanon hosts nearly 780,000 registered Syrian refugees and hundreds of thousands who are unregistered — the world’s highest …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 300 Syrian refugees …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hundreds of Syrians head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

LA Times

A Syrian refugee carries her child as she prepares to return to Syria from the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal on Tuesday. More than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment has been surging in recent months. A country of about 6 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

The hostility Syrian refugees contend with in Lebanon

Al Jazeera

Beirut and the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon - On April 9, the night before Eid al-Fitr celebrations got under way in Lebanon, Syrian refugee Hussein came home to find his front door smashed in. Widely reported crimes like the recent murder of an elderly East Beirut resident - committed, local media outlets reported, by Syrian burglars - stoked more public anger …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk. UNCHR spokesperson in Cyprus Emilia Strovolidou told The Associated Press that according to testimonies of passengers’ relatives, Cypriot authorities …

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9 months ago

Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister said Tuesday that this week’s slaying of a local politician by what authorities say was a gang of Syrian nationals signals the need to restrict the number of refugees entering the country from neighboring Syria. Bassam Mawlawi also urged Lebanese to show restraint amid flaring tensions over the slaying of Pascale Suleiman of the …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

A child dies after being rescued off Cyprus with 59 other Syrian migrants

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — One of the five children who were hospitalized in Cyprus after being rescued from a rickety boat carrying 60 Syrian migrants has died, officials said Thursday. The migrants, who were rescued early Wednesday by Cyprus police, apparently ran out of food and water after the boat had engine trouble during a six-day voyage from Lebanon, officials said. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Caught between two wars: Syrians in Lebanon fear Israel-Hamas escalation

Al Jazeera

They escaped the war in Syria. Now another one’s looming, and Syrians in Lebanon fear it could force them to return home. “Returning to Syria is the last option for me,” Basil told Al Jazeera, in a barbershop in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. As the spectre of a regional war looms, many Syrians in Lebanon say that any major conflict could …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Lebanese army rescues over 100 migrants whose boat ran into trouble in the Mediterranean

Associated Press

BEIRUT — The Lebanese army rescued more than 100 migrants Friday after their boat developed technical problems in the Mediterranean off the coast of northern Lebanon, state-run National News Agency reported. For years Lebanon had been a net recipient of refugees from the region, but since the small nation’s economic meltdown began in October 2019, thousands of Lebanese, Syrians and …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Over a thousand Syrian refugees each week fleeing to Lebanon from their country’s worsening economic and financial conditions “could create harsh imbalances” in the small Mediterranean nation, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned Thursday. “That threatens our entity’s independence and could create harsh imbalances that could affect Lebanon’s demographic balance,” Mikati said. Lebanon hosts some 805,000 United Nations-registered …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Lebanon’s army says it has detained dozens of smugglers planning to send migrants to Europe

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Lebanese troops detained dozens of Lebanese and Syrian traffickers in the country’s north as they were preparing to send migrants on boats to Europe across the Mediterranean Sea, the army said Wednesday. The military said 31 Syrians and 15 Lebanese were arrested Tuesday in several coastal towns and villages in northern Lebanon, including Minye, Salaata and Deir Am. …

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1 year, 6 months ago

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world's attention again

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re eating one meal a day.” Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world’s …

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1 year, 6 months ago

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again

Associated Press

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Six months after she got the call informing her that her U.N. assistance would be cut, Najwa al-Jassem is struggling to feed her four children and pay rent for their tent in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. “We’re eating one meal a day.” Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world’s attention …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Syrian refugees in fear as Lebanon steps up deportations

Al Jazeera

An increase in raids by the Lebanese Armed Forces has left Syrian refugees in hiding, worried about being forced back. “I’ve just been hiding at home since then.” Twenty-five-year-old al-Omari, along with more than a million Syrians finding refuge in Lebanon – the majority of whom have been in the country since the eruption of civil war in Syria 11 …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Syrian refugees fearful as Lebanon steps up deportations

Associated Press

QAB ELIAS, Lebanon — Lebanese officials are cracking down on Syrian refugees against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate, an escalation that has caused a panic among Syrians in the country. “People aren’t sleeping in their houses … and are afraid even to go to work,” said a woman originally from the Syrian province of Idlib …

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Syrian Embassy In Lebanon Suspends Services After Assad Relatives' Arrest In Beirut

Middle East latest: Israeli soldiers burn a hospital in Gaza

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

In Lebanon, villagers on the border watch Syria's revolution with unease

The world’s most unlikely safe haven

Wailing supporters of Hezbollah take to the streets across the Middle East after Iran called on all Muslims to join the cause as Israel claims hit on leader Nasrallah 'stopped another October 7'

Ahead of another donor conference for Syria, humanitarian workers fear more aid cuts

Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of refugees

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

Hundreds of Syrians head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

The hostility Syrian refugees contend with in Lebanon

UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang

A child dies after being rescued off Cyprus with 59 other Syrian migrants

Caught between two wars: Syrians in Lebanon fear Israel-Hamas escalation

Lebanese army rescues over 100 migrants whose boat ran into trouble in the Mediterranean

Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance

Lebanon’s army says it has detained dozens of smugglers planning to send migrants to Europe

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world's attention again

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again

Syrian refugees in fear as Lebanon steps up deportations

Syrian refugees fearful as Lebanon steps up deportations