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A Syrian passport is examined to see whether it is genuine at a refugee centre in the German city of Heidelberg yesterday (Reuters)

The Beginning of the End of New Immigrants’ Honeymoon in Europe

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

After months of European and international sympathy for the immigrants who arrived via Turkey, especially those fleeing from the war in Syria, things have started to take a turn for the worse especially after some of these immigrants committed crimes including those...

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Syrian Turkmen Head to Turkey

Syrian Turkmen Head to Turkey

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

ISTANBUL – Hundreds of mostly Turkmen refugees fearing intensifying clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and the opposition in coastal Latakia province have fled to Turkey, footage from Reuters TV showed and Turkmen officials said on Friday. Around 400...

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More Migrants Attempt Mediterranean Crossing as Smugglers Get More Ruthless

More Migrants Attempt Mediterranean Crossing as Smugglers Get More Ruthless

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

GENEVA – More people died crossing the eastern Mediterranean in January than in the first eight months of last year, the International Organization for Migration said on Friday, blaming increased ruthlessness by people-traffickers. As of Jan. 28, 218 had died in...

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French Federation Backs Infantino for FIFA

French Federation Backs Infantino for FIFA

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 29, 2016 | Sports

PARIS – The French Football Federation announced on Friday its formal backing for Swiss candidate Gianni Infantino’s bid for the FIFA presidency in a snub for French hopeful Jerome Champagne. “Noel Le Graet, in the name of the French Football...

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U.N. Launches Syria Peace Talks Despite Opposition Boycott

U.N. Launches Syria Peace Talks Despite Opposition Boycott

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

GENEVA/BEIRUT – The first Syria peace talks for two years were a “complete failure” before they started on Friday, a Western diplomat said, after the United Nations announced it would press ahead with them despite an opposition boycott. Opponents of...