UNHCR needs $400mln by end of December
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that it needs $400 million by the end of…
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Angelina Jolie reveals new participatory fashion venture
American actress and filmmaker, Angelina Jolie has announced on Wednesday the launching of a new fashion enterprise…
Shoukry affirms commitment to refugees in Egypt, addresses Disarmament Commission
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met in Geneva on Tuesday with Filippo Grandi, the Commissioner of the…
Syrian refugee numbers in the region surpasses five million
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt has passed five million for the first…
Mosul battle: 900 civilians the flee city before fighting
A spokeswoman for the Office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that over 900 people from Mosul had…
Innovate for Refugees Competition kicks off
MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab has launched “Innovate for Refugees (IFR)” competition, in partnership with Zain…
Egypt’s Bassem Youssef joins in UNHCR ‘With Refugees’ campaign
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef appeared in a video released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
Egypt to host Second Syria Opposition Conference next June
Egypt is set to host a Syrian opposition conference 8-9 June, the second such conference this year. The…
Egypt’s Army sent Humanitarian Aid to Syrian Refugees
The Egyptian military sent a humanitarian aid shipment to Syrian refugees in Lebanon on Tuesday, and another two…
Amnesty International Criticises Egypt’s Detention of Refugees
The lives of three Syrian asylum seekers in Egypt facing forcible deportation are in grave danger, according to a…
Human Rights Watch Offers up Scathing Appraisal of Conditions in Egypt
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued its annual world report for 2013 on Tuesday, summarising human rights conditions in…
Egypt Detaining Syrian Refugees, Says Human Rights Watch
An international rights group decried on Monday Egypt's policy of detaining refugees from Syria, coercing them to…
Thousands Of Syrians Flee Egypt For Italy: UNHCR
Around 3,300 Syrians have arrived in Italy by boat over recent weeks, many fleeing troubled Egypt where they had…
UNHCR Concerned over Detention of Syrian refugees in Egypt
The United Nations on Friday voiced concern over the detention of an increasing number of Syrian refugees in Egypt,…
Egypt Arrests of Syrians Raise Deportation Fears – Human Rights Watch
Egyptian authorities should stop arbitrarily detaining Syrians and threatening to summarily deport them. The…
Egypt Deports 276 Syrians From Cairo Airport After Enacting Travel Restrictions
Cairo International Airport authorities deported 276 Syrians arriving from Beirut and Damascus Monday night, citing…
UN: 150,000 Syrian Refugees Have Fled To Egypt
The UN refugee agency says the number of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war to find shelter in…
Syrian Refugees Near 150,000 As Outflow Grows-UN
Growing numbers of Syrian civilians are fleeing fighting, especially in Aleppo, bringing the total to nearly…