Refugees

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

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

Bunches of bananas, which were to be disposed of by a supermarket, sit in a crate at food-waste charity The Felix Project's warehouse in Park Royal on Feb. 27, 2019 in London, England.

Hopes dim in stranded Syrian camp near US military base

Some 10,000 displaced Syrians living in a squalid camp miles away from the American garrison of al-Tanf had hoped the Biden administration would resolve their plight.

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Syria | Oct 28, 2021

Refugees returning to Syria face reprisals from government

The rights organization documented arrest, arbitrary detention, torture and other forms of abuse among Syrian refugees who returned to their home country from Lebanon and Jordan.

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Oct 20, 2021

EU looks to boost Syrian businesses in Turkey

Many Syrian refugees are working in Turkey without work permits, and the European Union is trying to support their small businesses.

Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Oct 19, 2021

Turkish and Syrian students prepare food in a kitchen,. as part of the "Mutfakta Umut Var - Hope in the Kitchen" project attended by Turkish and Syrian youths, Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 8, 2020.

UN warns women, child migrants unsafe in Libya

Libya is a major departure point for people seeking to irregularly reach Europe, and the journey can be deadly.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Oct 13, 2021

African migrants stage a demonstration outside the headquarters of the UN Refugee Agency in the Siraj area of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Infrastructure aid won't help Turkish city maintain welcome for half-million Syrians

A new waste management facility in Gaziantep aims to help the city cope with the challenges of half a million Syrian refugees, but it is unlikely to fix the growing local resentment toward them.

Nazlan Ertan | Turkey | Oct 7, 2021

The waste-management facility in Gaziantep, the largest of its kind in Europe, aims to help the city cope with increase in waste following the Syrian influx.

Lebanese president highlights crisis of Syrian refugees at UN General Assembly

President Michel Aoun said the presence of 1.5 million Syrians is having numerous negative effects on crisis-stricken Lebanon, which has the second-largest Syrian refugee population in the world.

Adam Lucente | News Brief | Sep 27, 2021

Lebanese President Michel Aoun delivers a pre-recorded speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly meeting at UN headquarters, New York, Sept. 24, 2021.

The Takeaway: Iran nuclear diplomacy shows faint pulse at UN

Signs of life at an extraordinary meeting of senior Middle East officials; also, updates from our correspondents on Israel, West Bank, UAE, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq … and more … all in about 1,400 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Sep 22, 2021

Refugees

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.

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

Hopes dim in stranded Syrian camp near US military base

Refugees returning to Syria face reprisals from government

EU looks to boost Syrian businesses in Turkey

UN warns women, child migrants unsafe in Libya

Infrastructure aid won't help Turkish city maintain welcome for half-million Syrians

Lebanese president highlights crisis of Syrian refugees at UN General Assembly

The Takeaway: Iran nuclear diplomacy shows faint pulse at UN

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