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A Syrian woman carries buckets to fill with water at a refugee camp at Delhamiyeh village in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

UN aid chief says 40 percent of Syrians need humanitarian assistance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 5, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Around 40 percent of Syria’s population now requires some form of humanitarian aid, UN Undersecretary General Valerie Amos warned the Security Council on Tuesday. A spokeswoman said Amos, head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of...

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Syrian refugees browse for goods at the Domiz camp. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Biggest Syrian City in Kurdistan

by Ma'ad Fayad | Oct 11, 2013 | Features

Domiz Refugee Camp, Iraqi Kurdistan, Asharq Al-Awsat—A four-hour journey from Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, lie the houses, tents and satellite dishes of the Domiz refugee camp. First appearing over the horizon as tiny, toy-like structures in the distance, as...

UN predicts 4 million Syrians displaced in 2014

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 8, 2013 | Middle East

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—A report from the United Nations has predicted that 2 million more Syrians will become refugees in the near future, and estimated about 2.25 million will be internally displaced in 2014, says Reuters. The news agency reported on Monday that...

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A refugee camp seen in the Syrian territory near Cilvegozu Turkish border, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

UN: Syrian refugees exceed 2 million

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The number of Syrians who have fled abroad has now passed the 2 million mark, according to the latest UN figures, with an average 5,000 people fleeing the country every day. There are also an estimated 4.25 million internally-displaced Syrians...