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The virtual donor conference failed to meet its funding target of $1 billion.
Comment: As Arab-Americans, we feel the sting of both Republican and Democrat foreign policy failures personally. But now is no time for voter apathy, writes Laila Ujayli.
Surge in deadly crossings from crisis-hit Lebanon
A children's charity has found an increase in Lebanese attempting the dangerous crossing into Cyprus.
Virtual aid conference to be held for Rohingya refugees
The conference will be co-hosted by the UN, US, and EU to help fund the Rohingya refugees made homeless after Myanmar military massacres.
Golden Dawn: The fall of Greece's neo-Nazi party
Golden Dawn rose from obscurity to infamy at the height of Greece's financial crisis, attracting supporters with racist and xenophobic ...
Plans to 'offshore migrant problem' stoop to new low
Comment: The UK appears to be taking lessons from Australia in mistreating migrants, with the idea of an offshore asylum processing centre on Ascension Island, writes Malia Bouattia.
Rohingya Muslims living in ‘open prison’ in Myanmar: HRW
Myanmar's Rohingya are living in 'squalid and inhumane' conditions, according to rights groups.
Europe's pushback of migrants 'shameful': UN refugee chief
Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said migrants and refugees around the world were continuing to take dangerous routes ...
Cyprus sending migrant boats back to Lebanon, claims HRW
HRW has accused the Cypriot coast guard of beating migrants and trying to flood their vessels in an attempt to summarily expel asylum seekers ...
Greece says no unaccompanied minors remain in island camps
All unaccompanied minors have been removed from migrant camps on Greek islands, Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi said Sunday.
Palestinians losing hope two decades on from second intifada
Two decades after the second Palestinian intifada began, a new generation has grown up while hopes for a Palestinian state and freedom from ...
Malaysia PM criticises UN over coronavirus response
Muhyiddin Yassin called the United Nations' response to the covid-19 pandemic 'rather slow'.
Comment: Biden must prove his credentials counteracting Islamophobia within his own party, but also as a president who can confront a global ...
Coronavirus crisis mounting in refugee camps
Covid-19 cases in refugee camps across the Middle East have spiked in the last month.
Lebanon's president renews calls for return of Syrian refugees
In a UN address marking its 75th anniversary, Aoun said his country can no longer afford to host Syrian refugees.
Lebanon retrieves four bodies from deadly migrant sea crossing
Lebanon’s Civil Defence have retrieved the bodies of four people, including a child, who had desperately tried to flee the crisis-hit country a week ago.
March in Germany urges EU to take in refugees
Mask-clad protesters armed with "leave no one behind" posters were joined in the German capital by the aunt of Alan Kurdi.
Restrictions imposed amid unprecedented coronavirus outbreak in rebel-held Syria
Local authorities in opposition held areas of northern Syria have ordered the closure of restaurants, cafes and other public gathering areas ...
Thousands spend third night outside after Greek camp fire
'We've lost everything, we were abandoned, without food, water or medicine,' a Syrian asylum seeker said after spending three nights sleeping ...
US 'War on Terror' displaced 37 million people: report
The humanitarian cost of the US' War on Terror has been huge, a new report has claimed, although its figures have been disputed by some.
Amnesty says Malta using 'illegal tactics' against migrants
Malta has been condemned for using 'illegal tactics' against migrants making their way from North Africa.
Cyprus sends team to stop refugees fleeing Lebanon
Cyprus said it will send a team to Lebanon to help authorities stop boats with migrants including from war-torn Syria heading for the ...
Syria Insight: Fears of Covid-19 outbreak in northern Syria
Northeast and northwest Syria are witnessing alarming rises in Covid-19 cases, with fears that the situation could get worse this winter.
Gaza Covid-19 cases 'up 700 percent in a week'
Cases of Covid-19 in Gaza skyrocketed, with rights groups fearing the pandemic is spreading at a dangerous rate.
Half of all refugee children are out of school, notes the UNHCR's latest report.
Fear has gripped Gaza after the first community outbreak of Covid-19.
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