Syrian refugees

Bashar al-Assad thanks Egypt for hosting Syrian refugees, ‘treating them as brothers’

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 - 10:45 GMT

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has greatly appreciated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's telephone call after the earthquake that hit Syria on February 6.

Moscow: Over 1,343 Syrian refugees return home over past 24 hrs

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 - 10:39 GMT

Over 1,343 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said Wednesday.

Video: 2000 step challenge launched in support of Syrian refugees

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 - 11:58 GMT

Jordanian artist Saba Mubarak participated in the 2000 step challenge under the slogan "Step with Refugees"

First batch of Syrian refugees in Lebanon en route for homeland

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 12:00 GMT

The first batch of Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Arsal camp started on Thursday crossing borders to return to their war-ravaged homeland

‘The Guest: Aleppo-Istanbul’ movie receives two awards from SRIFF

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 - 01:14 GMT

‘The Guest: Aleppo-Istanbul’ movie receives two awards from SRIFF

'The Guest’ movie wins Audience Award from AFF

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 - 12:55 GMT

"The Guest: Aleppo-Istanbul" movie won the Audience Award from the International Antalya Film Festival.

Lebanese school offers education "salvation" for Syrian girls

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 - 05:21 GMT

A new girls' school for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's poor Bekaa region is aiming to give girls from conservative backgrounds the chance at a formal education.

“Nesaa Bela Gaad’’ wins WTF Best Play Award

Sat, 21 Oct 2017 - 12:02 GMT

’Nesaa Bela Gaad’’ (Women with No Tomorrow) won the Best Play Award from the first edition of the Women Theater Festival.

U.S. provides Egypt with $13m to help Syrian refuges

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 - 05:49 GMT

United States of America allocated $13 million worth of financial support to help Syrian refugees in Egypt

“Women with No Tomorrow” play to be showed on September 26-27

Sat, 16 Sep 2017 - 12:07 GMT

“Women with No Tomorrow” play will show at Artistic Creativity Center Theater on September 26 and 27.

Jordan issues new work permits to Syrian refugees

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 - 05:34 GMT

Jordan on Wednesday became the first Arab country to issue Syrian refugees with a new type of work permit that opens up the growing construction sector.

Syrian show in Edinburg Fringe cancelled

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 - 07:30 GMT

A Syrian show set to be performed at the Edinburg Fringe has been cancelled due to visa issues, with other shows facing threat as well.

New heart-breaking documentary about a Syrian refugee’s journey

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 - 05:00 GMT

A Syrian refugee’s travels and adventures have been trending in global media outlets.

A film project depicting the lives of Syrian refugees

Sun, 02 Jul 2017 - 09:44 GMT

The Refugee Film Project depicts the lives of Syrian refugees in Beirut through six short fiction films, one of which is called The Underworld.

Searching for Syria

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 - 09:45 GMT

Google has teamed up with UNHCR to provide information on the ongoing war in Syria, which has seen more than 2 million people killed or injured in over six years.

Syrian refugees contribute $800M economy to Egypt’s

Thu, 18 May 2017 - 09:31 GMT

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) recently published a report titled “Jobs make the difference”.

Theresa May assigns £1bn to aid Syrian refugees

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 - 09:30 GMT

The U.K. government will assign 1 billion British pounds to aid Syrian refugees and those regional states hosting them

3RP organization praises Egypt approach to Syrian refugees’ crisis

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 - 11:38 GMT

Egypt’s social inclusiveness of Syrian refugees could be a model for other countries to consider, according to the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP).

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