Syrian refugees

This Jewish humanitarian is connecting refugees to jobs as a win-win for employers and refugees.

Tent Partnership for Refugees connects displaced people with major employers, helping them rebuild their lives through job opportunities worldwide.

 Tent CEO Gideon Maltz, winner of the 2025 Charles Bronfman Prize, at his office in New York.
 A Syrian, Ahmed al-Akhras, works at his car spare parts shop, in Cairo, Egypt December 12, 2024.

Uncertainty clouds fate of Syrians in Egypt after Assad ouster

 SYRIAN DEMONSTRATORS call for international help against President Bashar Assad, in Kafranbel, Idlib province, 2011. The civil war, beginning in 2011, unleashed one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history, destroying the country Assad claimed to protect, says the writer.

Syria’s freedom reveals the depth of activist double standards - opinion

Expatriate Syrians gather to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 08, 2024 in Berlin, Germany

Euro states halt Syrian asylum applications after Assad fall, Turkey opens border for their return


Cyprus, Lebanon collaborate to block Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, report shows

Thousands of Syrian refugees continue to be denied safe asylum and face violations of their rights, with Human Rights Watch accusing Europe of complicity.

Syrian refugee children pose as they play near their families' residence at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, January 30, 2016.

Anti-refugee riots erupt in Turkey after Syrian man arrested for sexually harassing 7-year-old

After a 7-year-old was harassed by a Syrian refugee, a mob set fire to Syrian-owned businesses, overturned cars, and demanded the expulsion of refugees.

A man pushes against a riot police officer's shield with his leg during clashes, as protesters attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024.

Cyprus police make more arrests in racism-fueled violence

State officials frequently say Cyprus is on the frontline of irregular migration in the eastern Mediterranean, though the rate of increase has tapered off this year.

 Police vehicles arrive at a court, where a remand order was issued against a man suspected of plotting to murder Israeli businesspeople on the island, in Nicosia, Cyprus October 6, 2021.

Lebanon: If UN doesn't pay for electricity, Syrian refugees will go without

Experts say Lebanese politicians use Syrian refugees to bargain for more international aid.

 Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Istanbul to oust unregistered Syrians by September

Unregistered Syrians have been ordered to leave Istanbul, a move seen as politically motivated in light of Turkey's recent elections and growing discontent with the refugee population.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters at the Presidential Palace after his victory in the second round of the presidential election, Ankara, Turkey, May 29, 2023.

'I lived it': Former refugee turned humanitarian worker calls for more opportunities for refugees

By opening more pathways for refugees to study and work, countries can both support refugees and leverage their capabilities.

 Gemma-Tracee Apiku Hingley during her first deployment in Dadaab, Kenya

Turkey's Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise

Erdogan has said he aims to ensure the return of one million refugees within a year to the opposition-held areas.

 The son of a Syrian refugee Mohammed al-Kashif stands at the entrance of a tent, where Mohammed lives with his family on a public park ground, after his house collapsed due to the deadly earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 15, 2023.

Syrians in Turkey suffer with few choices after earthquake

Uncertain future faces millions as they find they cannot move easily, can’t return to Syria and can’t flee as refugees.

 People walk past damaged buildings, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris

Syrian refugees return home as Lebanese repatriation scheme begins

Syrian refugees in Lebanon will begin to be returned to Syria in the coming days.

Syrian refugees prepare to return to Syria from the Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon June 28, 2018

Cholera outbreak hits Syrian refugees sheltering in camps in Lebanon

Health organizations are struggling to contain recent outbreaks of cholera in refugee camps across the Middle East.

 A girl walks outside tents at an informal camp for Syrian refugees in Qab Elias

Lebanon to start returning Syrian refugees, despite rights groups' fears

Lebanese officials believe that the situation in Syria has de-escalated enough to send refugees back to their home country.

SIX-YEAR-OLD Awan Al-Aziz stands in a tent at a refugee camp near the Turkish border in Syria in June. (Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)