refugee

It may not be among the usual tasks for a top diplomat, but the French ambassador to the UAE has found himself caring for a pet bird left behind by an Afghan refugee girl. Xavier Chatel took in the bird after the girl, named Alia, was…
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The UN agency helping Palestinian refugees is facing an “existential” budget crisis and appealing for urgent funding of $120 million to keep essential education, health care and other services running, the agency’s chief said. “We keep…
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An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen late Wednesday, police said. Mohibullah, 50, was a teacher who emerged as a key refugee leader and a spokesman…
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A Syrian refugee in Minieh, north Lebanon, died on Saturday after accidentally swallowing a large quantity of gasoline while siphoning it from his car in a black market fuel operation. He was taken to hospital but could not be saved.…
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As the crisis in Afghanistan unfolds, the UAE announced Thursday that it had begun hosting thousands of refugees fleeing the chaos. According to state agency WAM, the UAE will provide care and social support for refugees on UAE soil.…
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Canada said Friday it will take in up to 20,000 Afghan refugees, including women leaders, government workers and others facing threats from the Taliban, as insurgents advanced across the country seizing major cities. “The situation in…
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A former child refugee who fled Afghanistan for the UK without knowing any English has earned an architecture degree and pledged to use his expertise to rebuild his war-torn home country. Salman Khan, 25, fled Afghanistan as a child and…
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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday its priority following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was to identify and help those left homeless in the Gaza Strip. Matthias Schmale, UNRWA’s Gaza chief, said it would start by…
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The UN should clearly condemn the Houthis for their “racist” treatment of African refugees, the adviser to Yemen’s president said on Sunday. Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi said the racist way that Houthis treat African migrants and their crimes…
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More than 220 African refugees have been kidnapped from outside UN offices in Sanaa during the past few hours and taken to an unknown destination. Of the migrants who were kidnapped, 55 were women, Al Arabiya, quoting local sources,…
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