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Rare snowstorm hits Iraq and Syria

Many people in the Kurdistan Region rejoiced while playing in the snow, but such conditions can be dangerous for others, especially those living in displaced people camps.

Adam Lucente | Iraq | Jan 20, 2022

Iraqis play at the snow-covered Safin Mountain on Jan. 18, 2022, near the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region.

UN agency seeks urgent support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

The UNRWA said $87.5 million in new funding is needed to continue operations in crisis-ravaged Lebanon.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Jan 19, 2022

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The Takeaway: Did Israeli PM help break deadlock over US weapons sale to UAE?

Also: The Gulf and climate; Syrian refugees return from Belarus; Israel expands Golan settlements; Egypt wants assurances on gas pipeline; China-Ethiopia ties unsettle Egypt; Iran threatens sanctions on US; Building Sharjah … all in less than 1,200 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Dec 15, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Emirati Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, Dec. 13, 2021.

US, Palestinian officials hold first economic dialogue in five years

The US-Palestinian Economic Dialogue covered infrastructure development, access to US markets, US regulations, free trade and other financial issues.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Dec 15, 2021

Youths wave a Palestinian flag outside of the White House on Aug. 9, 2014, in Washington, DC.

Would-be Syrian refugees flown back from Belarus despite visas

Belarus has given Syrians two options: cross the border into Poland or be deported.

Sultan al-Kanj | Syria | Dec 14, 2021

Syrian migrant Masour Nassar, 42, from Aleppo, applied for asylum in Poland.

Iraq repatriates more citizens from Belarus

The Kurdistan Regional Government previously reported that it had helped bring more than 1,800 people home from the Belarus-Poland border.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Dec 2, 2021

Iraqi migrants who were flown home from the Belarusian capital Minsk, arrive at the airport in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, on Nov. 26, 2021.

Iraqi Kurdistan continues repatriation flights from Belarus

Thousands of migrants have gotten stuck at the Belarus-Poland border this winter, many of them Kurds from Iraq.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Nov 30, 2021

Iraqi Kurdistan brings home migrants trapped at Belarus-Poland border

The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq said its constituents were lured into emigrating by criminal smugglers.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iraq | Nov 18, 2021

Iraq to repatriate citizens stranded at Belarus border

The Iraqi announcement came as the European Union said it would step up sanctions on the Belarusian government and some airlines.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iraq | Nov 15, 2021

Airlines suspend Belarus-bound travel for Middle East migrants

Turkish Airlines and Iraqi Airlines restricting flights to Minsk for citizens of Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Nov 12, 2021

A picture taken on Nov. 12, 2021 shows migrants in a camp on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region. - Hundreds of desperate migrants are trapped in freezing temperatures on the border and the presence of troops from both sides has raised fears of a confrontation.

Intel: Qatar to represent US diplomatic interests in Afghanistan

Qatar will act as the formal diplomatic messenger between Afghanistan's Taliban leaders and Washington.

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Qatar | Nov 12, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks following talks on the situation in Afghanistan.

Iran deports thousands of Afghan refugees, UN agency says

In the last week of October, Iran sent back more than 28,000 Afghans who fled across the border.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Nov 11, 2021

In this picture taken on Oct. 19, 2021, Afghans who were forcibly deported back from Iran to Afghanistan wait in a refugee office at the border between Afghanistan and Iran.

Up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing to Iran daily, aid group says

The Norwegian Refugee Council said some 300,000 Afghans have crossed into Iran since the Taliban's takeover in August.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Nov 10, 2021

Turkish Airlines denies fueling Belarus-Poland migration crisis

After EU officials threatened to blacklist airlines facilitating travel for asylum-seekers amassing at the Poland-Belarus border, Turkish Airlines denied links to the bloc’s latest migration crisis.

Diego Cupolo | Turkey | Nov 10, 2021

Police check approaching vehicles at a checkpoint along a road leading toward the border with Belarus on Nov. 10, 2021, near Kuznica, Poland.

Syrians to be deported for eating bananas 'provocatively' in Turkey

As tensions soar between Turks and their country's 4 million refugees, a viral trend of young Syrians posting videos of themselves eating bananas has ended in some set to be deported.

Nazlan Ertan | Turkey | Oct 28, 2021

Refugees

Rare snowstorm hits Iraq and Syria

Many people in the Kurdistan Region rejoiced while playing in the snow, but such conditions can be dangerous for others, especially those living in displaced people camps.

UN agency seeks urgent support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

The Takeaway: Did Israeli PM help break deadlock over US weapons sale to UAE?

US, Palestinian officials hold first economic dialogue in five years

Would-be Syrian refugees flown back from Belarus despite visas

Iraq repatriates more citizens from Belarus

Iraqi Kurdistan continues repatriation flights from Belarus

Iraqi Kurdistan brings home migrants trapped at Belarus-Poland border

Iraq to repatriate citizens stranded at Belarus border

Airlines suspend Belarus-bound travel for Middle East migrants

Intel: Qatar to represent US diplomatic interests in Afghanistan

Iran deports thousands of Afghan refugees, UN agency says

Up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing to Iran daily, aid group says

Turkish Airlines denies fueling Belarus-Poland migration crisis

Syrians to be deported for eating bananas 'provocatively' in Turkey

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