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Government rejects establishment of refugee camps in Egypt: FM Shoukry
Egypt

Government rejects establishment of refugee camps in Egypt: FM Shoukry

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Saturday that his government has rejected the establishment of refugee camps in Egypt. Shoukry…
Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak
World

Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) began distributing 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine on Tuesday in Bangladesh’s camps for Rohingya refugees…
More Rohingya pour into Bangladesh; camps at full capacity
World

More Rohingya pour into Bangladesh; camps at full capacity

Aid officials said relief camps were reaching full capacity as thousands of Rohingya refugees continued to pour into Bangladesh on…
Fighting breaks out in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Middle East

Fighting breaks out in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency has reported clashes between rival Palestinian factions that left several people wounded in a refugee…
IS expands hold in border camp for Syrians: Jordan commander
Middle East

IS expands hold in border camp for Syrians: Jordan commander

Armed Islamic State extremists are expanding their influence in a sprawling camp for displaced Syrians on Jordan's border, posing a…
Syrian refugee crisis is changing women’s roles: aid agency
Middle East

Syrian refugee crisis is changing women’s roles: aid agency

The Syrian refugee crisis is changing women's traditional roles with increasing numbers becoming heads of households and the main breadwinners,…
Young Syrians get 100 percent praise at ‘Refugees Got Talent’ contest in Iraq camp
Middle East

Young Syrians get 100 percent praise at ‘Refugees Got Talent’ contest in Iraq camp

Belting out an emotional song in honor of Kurdish military forces under a full moon, Syrian refugee Mizzgin Rumi's shyness transformed to…
Iraqi camps overwhelmed as residents flee Falluja fighting
Middle East

Iraqi camps overwhelmed as residents flee Falluja fighting

Iraqi government-run camps struggled on Sunday to shelter people fleeing Falluja, as the military battled Islamic State militants in the…
At Ramadan, migrants in Europe dream of family and comfort food
Life & Style

At Ramadan, migrants in Europe dream of family and comfort food

As Ramadan began in Germany on Monday, Syrian asylum seeker Khairallah Swaid said he would pray for a reunion with…
Greece starts moving migrants from squalid border camp
World

Greece starts moving migrants from squalid border camp

Greece sent in police and bulldozers on Tuesday to knock down tents and relocate hundreds of migrants who had been…
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