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Syrian Refugees Flood Jordan

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of Syrians registered as refugees or awaiting registration as refugees has now passed the 2 million mark.   Of the 2 million refugees, Lebanon hosts the most with some 720,000 refugees. The country with the next highest influx of refugees is Jordan, which […]

Kidnappings reported as Lebanese strain under Syrian refugee load

Israelis mark two major state holidays this week, including Remembrance Day

New Yorkers trying to save lower Manhattan’s history as Little Syria

Global Politics

Number of Syrian Refugees May Grow to Three Million by End of Year

Global Politics

Growing Sense of Emergency As Syrian Refugee Population Hits 1 Million

There is a growing sense of emergency about the Syrian refugees who continue to pour into neighboring countries, as they flee Syria’s ongoing civil war. According to UN estimates, the number of Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, has exceeded the million mark. Last week at an international conference on Syria, […]

The World

Syrian Refugees Threaten Region’s Stability

Conflict & Justice

Waves of Syrian refugees to neighboring Lebanon and Jordan are threatening to destabilize the region.

The World

Saving New York’s ‘Little Syria’

Arts, Culture & Media

Bruce Wallace reports from Lower Manhattan, home to a neighborhood known as Little Syria. Arab Americans are working to preserve what’s left of this once-thriving immigrant neighborhood, and its links to the history of Arabs in New York.

Turkey Silences Refugees’ Stories of Atrocities in Syria

Global Politics

Syrians fleeing their country are grateful to Turkey for opening its border but at the same time, many feel like prisoners in the refugee camps.

Syria Refugee Crisis

Conflict & Justice

More than 5,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey and more are waiting to follow.