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Assad forces blockaded Palestinians of Daraa camp: monitor

The Palestinian refugees of Daraa camp and Daraa Al-Balad are facing difficult conditions due a siege a imposed by Syrian regime forces on southern Daraa city last week amid high prices and the loss of food and medicine, a Palestinian monitoring said Wednesday.   The Action Group for...

Syria wounded fear closure of vital aid corridor

In a camp in northwest Syria, Mohamad al-Abdullah relies on UN aid to treat a spinal injury that could have paralysed him had it not been for cross-border aid. But that life-saving assistance is now threatened by a Russian veto. With Moscow threatening to shut the region's last crossing...

EU asylum applications drop due to COVID, not lower demand

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s asylum agency said Tuesday that the number of people seeking international protection in Europe hit its lowest level last year since 2013, but that the drop was due mostly to coronavirus travel restrictions. The European Asylum Support Office, or...