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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/25/2025 12:45:01 PM
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its premises in Jerusalem by January 30, Israel's UN ambassador said Friday, affirming timelines set out in controversial Israeli legislation.
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World
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Region
1/23/2025 10:17:09 PM
The UN's high commissioner for refugees called during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday for the "sustainable" return of Syrian refugees to their home country following the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad.
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World
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International
1/7/2025 1:06:19 PM
Afghanistan's embassy in Pakistan said around 800 Afghans living in the capital have been detained by authorities, including some who are registered with the UN's refugee agency.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/6/2025 10:08:35 AM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that the number of child deaths in the Gaza Strip due to cold and lack of shelter has risen to seven, in light of the ongoing Israeli war on the Strip.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/1/2025 2:19:00 PM
The huge influx of refugees into Egypt has opened a debate on whether it is harming or benefiting the country’s strained economy,.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/31/2024 10:07:35 PM
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says that since the Israeli war on Gaza began, at least 745 people have been killed and more than 2,200 injured in its shelters, where they had sought United Nations protection.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/30/2024 4:36:00 PM
Laws covering domestic tenancies, refugees, political detainees, and labour regulations were all passed in 2024
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/24/2024 4:48:28 PM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation forces kill one child every hour, while the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education reported the death of 12,701 students in Gaza since the start of the war.
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World
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Region
12/17/2024 9:46:02 PM
International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief Amy Pope said Tuesday the UN agency was not advising the large-scale return of refugees to Syria before the situation stabilized after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/15/2024 5:02:39 PM
The Norwegian Embassy in Cairo announced it would contribute $1.9 million to UNHCR’s Sudan refugee response in Egypt to increase UNHCR’s capacity to provide protection services for refugees arriving from Sudan.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/15/2024 3:34:24 PM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that it suspended its services in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank due to ongoing intense clashes between the Palestinian Authority security forces and fighters from the Islamic Jihad group.
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World
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Region
12/14/2024 10:46:03 PM
The Yarmouk refugee camp outside Damascus was considered the capital of the Palestinian diaspora before the war in Syria reduced it to row after row of blasted-out buildings where there were once falafel stands, pharmacies and mosques.
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World
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International
12/11/2024 1:57:21 PM
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in an explosion at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, a government source told AFP.
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World
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Region
12/11/2024 12:31:16 PM
Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians who have sought refuge abroad to return to their homeland following the ouster of longtime president Bashar al-Assad.
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World
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Region
12/9/2024 7:23:27 PM
Hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey on Monday, eagerly anticipating their return home following the fall of President Bashar Al-Assad’s government.
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World
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International
12/3/2024 5:43:46 PM
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/1/2024 1:47:08 PM
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has halted the delivery of aid through the Karm Abou Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns, its chief said Sunday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/21/2024 11:08:00 PM
Amid criticism from local and foreign NGOs, MPs approve a draft law regulating the status of refugees in Egypt.
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Opinion
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11/19/2024 2:16:50 PM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been, and continues to be, a lifeline for millions of Palestinian refugees since its establishment on 8 December 1949.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
11/17/2024 7:40:54 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives approved in principle its first domestic legislation to regulate the affairs of refugees and asylum seekers.
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