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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets with Pope Francis. Dalati and Nohra photo

Hariri, Pope Discuss Syrian Crisis and Burden of Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held separate talks on Friday with Pope Francis and Vatican’s Secretary of State Monsignor Pietro Parolin. Discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and the regional crises, mainly the war in Syria. “It was a...

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Member of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat helps with allocating Adahi meat, The Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat official website

Saudi Humanitarian Relief Continues across Syria, Yemen, Jordan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) continued distributing aid to 507,310 displaced people in Syrian governorates of Aleppo and Hama, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). According to the Tuesday SPA statement, aid includes clothes,...

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Sudanese Volunteer Rescues Refugees on Floating Barrels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East

A Sudanese Red Crescent volunteer crossed the valleys of the Rudum area of ​South Darfur to rescue war refugees from southern Sudan, using a floating bridge made of barrels. Imad Abu Hala did not hesitate to leave his car, rent a carriage, and walk for two days to...

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A group of Rohingya refugee people walk in the water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Myanmar Says Rohingya Escapees Can Return from Bangladesh

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | World

Myanmar told the United Nations refugee agency on Monday its top priority was to bring back Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh, but much work was needed to “consolidate stability” in its troubled northern region of Rakhine. Win Myat Aye, Myanmar’s Union Minister,...

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Rohingya Muslim refugees escape on a boat, Christophe Archambault/AFP

UNHCR Raises Concerns at Violence against Rohingyas in Sri Lanka

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 27, 2017 | World

The United Nations on Wednesday raised concern for the safety of stateless Rohingya Muslims seeking asylum in Sri Lanka after Buddhist monks and hardline nationalists forced them to flee a UN shelter in the capital Colombo. According to Reuters, in Tuesday’s incident,...