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Syrian refugees plot Cyprus escape as camp closes

Kokkinotrimithia (Cyprus) (AFP) - It costs thousands of euros for a false passport and place on a boat to Turkey, but Syrian refugees stranded in Cyprus are ready to try anything. After already paying thousands last year to take a boat from Syria that was abandoned by smugglers at...

Syria entry permits to be raised at Lebanon cabinet meet

BEIRUT (The Daily Star)-  Lebanon’s cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tammam Salam got underway Thursday with a regular agenda, but Hezbollah's ministers were expected to raise the issue of entry permits for Syrians from outside the schedule, ministerial sources told...

UN needs $2.9bn to support Syria refugees in Jordan

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres said Wednesday that his agency needed $2.9 billion this year to support Syrian refugees and their host communities in Jordan. The announcement came during a press conference held by Guterres in Amman, during which...