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Jordan says aid for stranded Syrians must come via Syria

Aid deliveries to thousands of Syrians stranded on their war-torn country's desert border with Jordan must pass through Syria, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday. "They are Syrian citizens on Syrian territory. Syria must therefore assume this responsibility and not...

Austria puts the squeeze on refugees with benefit cuts

(Reuters) - Ahmed Ali, a 34-year-old teacher, fled the war in Syria two years ago and settled in a quiet Austrian town on the hilly border with the Czech Republic. He was hoping to raise a family there. But voter attitudes towards immigrants have hardened due to concerns about security...

Syrian refugees still subject for discrimination in Lebanon

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of Miziara town in northern Lebanon have expelled dozens of Syrian refugees over a crime committed against a 26-year-old girl by Syrian concierge on Sep 22.  Local residents staged a sit-in in front of the municipal building and the municipality...

Turkish Police arrest killer of Orouba and Halla Barakat

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish Police have arrested a Syrian man in Bursa city connected to the murder of leading opposition activist and her journalist daughter in Istanbul ten days ago, Turkish daily reported on Saturday . Yeni Safak newspaper said Ahmed Barakat, cousin of the victims...