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Syria refugees top 3mn, US has no strategy 'yet'

The number of refugees from the conflict in Syria now tops three million, the United Nations said on Friday, as US President Barack Obama admitted he still has no strategy to tackle advancing jihadists. UN refugee agency chief Antonio Guterres said that Syria now constituted the...

Lebanon plans law to stem growing child marriage trend

(AFP)- At 13, Samiha left school and the home she shared with 10 people near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon to live in a tent with her new husband, a 41-year-old tradesman. "I didn't feel anything, I didn't have a choice," she said of the marriage, arranged by her father. "The...

Syrians in UAE can renew passports: Embassy

(Zaman Alwasl)- Syrian expatriate in United Arab Emirates can renew their expired passports as they can apply for new ones regardless of any other considerations, Syrian Embassy in Abu Dhabi declared on its official website. The announcement that...

Syrian refugees suffer as Turkey grows intolerant

By Mohanad Hage Ali (Al Arabiya)- For Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and elsewhere, their plight is similar. Rape, sexual harassment at work and on the streets, homelessness, racism, and job exploitation are regular occurrences. In Turkey, where the number of Syrian...