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Violence against Syrians in Lebanon soars: UNHCR

BEIRUT: Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the UN refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across...

N.Macedonia: Police find 86 migrants, arrest truck driver

Police in North Macedonia have found 86 migrants, including minors, crammed into a truck with an attached trailer in the southern part of the country and arrested the truck driver. The migrants from Pakistan, Syria and India were discovered late Saturday during a routine inspection near the...

Ankara rubbishes UK proposal to send refugees to Turkey

The Turkish foreign ministry has slammed informal proposals to deport UK asylum seekers to Turkey. UK foreign minister Liz Truss had told MPs in private this weekend that she would like to open negotiations with Turkey and other states to send undocumented migrants who arrive in the UK,...

Slovenia to dismantle razor wire fence on Croatia border

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian police said Wednesday they have detained a Syrian man for illegally transporting 17 migrants, as the country's foreign minister said the country planned to start dismantling a razor wire on the border with Croatia will start soon. Police on Tuesday...