Tag: Syrian refugees

Pope condemnes paedophile priests, criticises Europe over migrants’ issue

Pope Francis decried what he called Europe’s “indifferent and anaesthetised conscience” over migrants, during Good Friday prayers in Rome during which he also slammed...

Jolie meets refugees in Lebanon on 5th anniversary of Syrian war

Hollywood star and UN refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday met Syrian refugee families living in squalid conditions in Lebanon, on the fifth...

HONY’s Brandon Stanton writes open letter to Donald Trump

Brandon Stanton, the man behind the popular website, Humans of New York, has written a powerful open letter to US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald...

Canadian govt provides 7,500 computers to Syrian refugees

Canada is providing 7,500 refurbished computers to Syrian refugees and hopes to give them a leg up in school and in job searches with...

Migrants blocked from entering Europe through Balkan trail

The Balkan trail from Greece to northern Europe used by floods of migrants was blocked on Wednesday after a string of nations slammed shut...

Turkey to open its border to Syrian refugees ‘if necessary’: Erdogan

Turkey is ready “if necessary” to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border after fleeing a regime assault, Turkish...

Tennis star Andy Murray helps Syrian refugees with every ace scored

British tennis star Andy Murray has helped raise more than 83,000 pounds ($121,000) for Syrian refugee children by donating money for every ace he...

First govt plane carrying Syrian refugees arrives in Canada

The first Canadian government plane carrying Syrian refugees arrived in Toronto late Thursday where they were greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who...

Pakistan calls for unified approach to tackle refugee crisis

Pakistan has called for a clear, resolute and unified approach based on humanitarian principles to tackle the unprecedented refugee crisis in the Mediterranean basin.   Speaking...

US House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto...

The United States (US) House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's...

CNN reporter suspended after tweet on Syrian refugees, House votes to...

"The Statue of Liberty bows head in anguish," tweeted CNN reporter Ellise Labbot on Thursday, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to block Syrian...

First Syrian refugees to land in Australia

The first of 12,000 refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria to be resettled by Australia will arrive within 24 hours, the government said Monday,...

Syrian refugees brace for backlash after Paris attacks

Carefully shielding a lit candle against the cold pouring rain, Syrian refugee Ghaled, 22, had come to the French embassy in Berlin to pay...

Between devil and deep blue sea: Syrian children in Turkey

In the Istanbul district of Esenyurt, during the Muslim holiday of Eid, a skinny Syrian boy counted his friends on his fingers. "Vedat... Serkan... Sefa... Emre,"...

Trump says he’d send back Syrians taken in by US

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that if he's elected president he would send back Syrian refugees taken in by the United States...

Germany slams Saudi Arabia’s offer to build mosques for Syrian refugees...

Politicians in Germany have criticised Saudi Arabia’s offer to build 200 mosques in the country for the ‘spiritual needs’ of Syrian refugees, given that...

Israel rejects call to take in Syrian refugees

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a call by Israel’s opposition leader to provide refuge to Syrian refugees, saying the country is too...