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Syrian refugee girl kidnaped by Lebanese militant: activists

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian teenage girl was kidnapped early Saturday by a Lebanese man from her refugee camp of in Bekaa Valley, activists said. Ali Abu Sweid, an armed militant, has kidnapped Fatema al Hamad, 14, from Ali Helal refugee camp in Zahle in front of her mother and brother,...

Austria jails Romanian driver of migrant van with welded doors

A Vienna court sentenced a Romanian man to two years in jail Friday for human trafficking after he drove dozens of migrants across Austria in August in a van whose doors had been welded shut. Austrian police rescued 26 migrants from the van, including three young children aged 5 and 6...

UN: Smugglers give discount for refugees in winter

The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF warned on Wednesday that human smugglers have lowered their rates for refugees who travel to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea as weather conditions worsen in winter. Smugglers made over 50 percent reductions for refugees who have been trying to...