World
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International
11/11/2021 3:09:10 PM
The number of people around the world forced to abandon their homes likely increased to more than 84 million in the first half of this year, an increase fueled in particular by conflicts in Africa, the UN refugee agency said Thursday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
11/9/2021 8:39:39 PM
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party has been playing on hostility to Syrian refugees as a way of directing attention away from its own shortcomings,
writes Sayed Abdel-Meguid
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/5/2021 12:42:09 PM
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and United Nations Resident Coordinator Elena Panova launched in Cairo on Thursday a joint platform offering resources to migrants and refugees in Egypt, the Egyptian foreign ministry said.
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World
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Region
10/23/2021 9:44:41 PM
The U.S. is welcoming tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul but has disclosed little publicly about a small group who remain overseas: dozens who triggered potential security issues during security vetting and have been sent to an American base in the Balkan nation of Kosovo.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/12/2021 4:43:52 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Tuesday that he does not allow his country to be a transit point for illegal migrants seeking to reach Europe, stressing that Egypt hosts nearly 6 million refugees from Africa and other unstable countries.
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World
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International
10/11/2021 9:26:34 PM
Madrid confirmed on Monday that it was expecting the arrival of Afghans who had worked for Spain, whose evacuation it had arranged via Pakistan.
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World
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Region
10/7/2021 9:50:12 AM
Germany repatriated 23 children and their eight mothers from the Roj camp on Wednesday evening, while Denmark brought home 14 children and three women
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World
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Region
10/3/2021 6:08:00 PM
Jordan's king held a telephone call with Syria's president on Sunday, the palace said, in the first such conversation between the two leaders since Syria's war erupted a decade ago.
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World
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Region
10/3/2021 2:33:48 PM
Libya's coast guard Sunday intercepted a wooden boat carrying around 500 Europe-bound migrants off the country's shore, the UN refugee agency said.
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World
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Region
10/2/2021 2:31:30 PM
The UN agency helping Palestinian refugees is facing an 'existential' budget crisis and appealing for urgent funding of $120 million to keep essential education, healthcare and other services running, the agency's chief said
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World
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Region
10/2/2021 12:38:29 PM
The UN agency helping Palestinian refugees is facing an 'existential' budget crisis and appealing for urgent funding of $120 million to keep essential education, healthcare and other services running, the agency's chief said
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World
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Region
9/27/2021 9:37:48 PM
Syria's top diplomat on Monday said its doors are open for the safe return of refugees, accusing Western countries of taking advantage of the suffering of Syrians while pretending to care for their well-being
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World
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Region
9/25/2021 10:12:44 AM
Many Turks have turned their frustration toward the country's roughly 5 million foreign residents, particularly the 3.7 million who fled the civil war in Syria
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World
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International
9/22/2021 6:58:38 PM
Turkey hosts the world's largest refugee population - some 4 million, mostly Syrians - and has warned that it cannot accept any more arrivals from Afghanistan
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World
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Africa
9/22/2021 10:41:42 AM
Over 288,000 residents and refugees have been affected in Sudan where heavy rains and flash floods have hit 13 of the 18 states, according to the United Nations
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World
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Region
9/16/2021 6:57:04 PM
The Libyan National Army led by commander Khalifa Hafter said it launched an operation against the Chadian fighters in the Libyan towns of Tamsah and Tarbo, on the border with Chad
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World
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International
9/16/2021 9:26:23 AM
Before fighting broke out Tigray was home to 92,000 Eritrean refugees, including 19,200 in the Hitsats and Shimelba camps, according to Ethiopia's Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs
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World
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International
9/15/2021 8:43:22 PM
Yusuf also warned that the Islamic State group and other militants _ including the Pakistani Taliban who have sought refuge across the border _ could exploit such a situation
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World
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International
9/14/2021 9:45:24 PM
Uzbekistan had mostly withheld comment on the number and status of the refugees as it looked to cultivate ties with the Taliban next door
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World
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Region
9/14/2021 4:12:33 PM
In 2016, Turkey and the EU signed a deal for Ankara to stem the flow of migrants heading toward Europe, in return for visa-free travel for Turkish citizens and substantial EU financial support
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