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Syrian Refugees

Refugees rehoused in Greece as temperatures drop

Thousands of refugees and migrants will be relocated indoors from tent camps in Greece as temperatures fell below zero for the first time, the UN refugee agency said Thursday. The operation began Wednesday in the snow-covered foothills of Olympus, Greece's tallest mountain, to move around...

Syrian jailed for 10 years over Hungary border riot

A Hungarian court jailed a Syrian man for 10 years Wednesday for allegedly inciting a border riot by migrants last year, ruling it an "act of terror" and sparking outrage from rights groups. Critics said it was "absurd" to use anti-terrorism legislation – enacted last year by hard-line...

Refugees shop with blink of an eye in Jordan’s Zaatari camp

At a supermarket cash register in Zaatari refugee camp, a shopper looks into a small screen as a device scans her iris. The machine checks the customer’s identity before allowing her to complete the purchase without cash, e-cards or vouchers. Some 76,000 Syrian refugees at the sprawling...