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Syrian Refugees in Lebanon “Smurfing” The Year 2016

(Zaman al-Wasl) “What did Smurf tell you… Didn’t Smurf bring you… He ‘smurfed’ him…. On the ‘smurfing’,” are repeated as a reference to the deceased artist Philemon Wehbe a Lebanese artist who played the role of the oblivious person whose life remains untouched by any issue...

2 child refugees die as heavy snow buries Idlib

Two children were killed Friday in a collapse of refugee tents in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib due to heavy snowfall.  The deaths occured when snow piled up on roofs of 70 tents have caused collapses in a small refugee camp in Haram town in Idlib, according to an Anadolu...

Syrian refugee mother's only wish is to see her family

As the evacuation of civilians from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo continues, one 65-year-old refugee mother's only wish is to see her family re-united and together once again. Mother-of-seven Nofa Mitar is just one among the millions of Syrians who sought refuge in Turkey five years ago...

Japan backs off pregnancy clause for Syria refugees

A Japanese program aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria promised Wednesday to remove language from documents which implied that pregnant women are not welcome to apply. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced in May that immigration-shy Japan, with a population of...