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EU gives 28 million euros to Syrian refugees in Jordan

The European Union Sunday said it was allocating an extra 28 million euros to Jordan to help it meet the urgent needs of Syrian refugees as winter sets in. EU humanitarian affairs commissioner Christos Stylianides made the announcement during a visit to the Zaatari camp in northern Jordan...

Turkish Coast Guard rescues 533 refugees in 24 hours

The Turkish Coast Guard has rescued 533 refugees and found four bodies in the last 24 hours, the Turkish military said Sunday. The refugees were found aboard boats off Turkey’s western coasts of Izmir, Aydin, Mugla, and Canakkale, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on its...

More than 100 Syrian migrants found in refrigerated truck

Some 130 migrants, most believed to be from Syria, were discovered Saturday in a refrigerated truck on the Bulgarian border with Turkey, Bulgaria’s interior ministry said, adding that the lorry driver had been arrested. A ministry spokeswoman said 38 men, 33 women and 58 children were found...

Germany to funnel refugee flow as 17 children die at sea

Germany agreed with Austria Friday to new rules for a more "orderly" passage of migrants, as the death of 17 children at sea highlighted the treacherous journey of those trying to reach Europe. After a week in which tensions flared between the neighbour states, Germany's interior...