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1,000 Syrian refugees to return Monday: Lebanese Security

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanon's General Security has announced it will secure a voluntary return trip Monday for around 1,000 Syrian refugees from various regions in Lebanon, The Daily Star reported. About 110,000 Syrian refugees have returned from Lebanon to their home country in...

As Syria war winds down, refugees stay put despite hardships

Rozan Qarqour lives with her husband and six children in a tiny room in an unfinished building, where they share a bathroom with other Syrian refugees. Her husband sells paper cups of cardamom-flavored Arabic coffee on the streets of the Lebanese port city of Sidon to earn a few dollars to buy...

Indonesia: Sunda Strait tsunami death toll rises to 168

At least 168 people died, hundreds injured when a tsunami -- likely triggered by a volcanic eruption -- hit Indonesia's Sunda Strait Saturday night, according to the country’s national disaster agency.  Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency,...

Executions rise sharply under Saudi crown prince

Executions in Saudi Arabia rose significantly in the first eight months after Mohammed bin Salman became deputy crown prince, a London-based human rights organization said. According to Reprieve, 133 people were executed between June 2017 and March 2018, nearly twice as many as the 67...