Refugees

Pakistan, Afghanistan to work for dignified return of Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have reiterated to work together for the return of Afghan refugees,… Read More

200,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan: UNHCR

ISLAMABAD: More than 200,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan this year, nearly half… Read More

Rihanna, Metallica led concert vows action for refugees

NEW YORK: Top names in music including Metallica and Rihanna joined leaders in a concert… Read More

Syrian refugee teenager who swam at Rio Olympics honored

LONDON: A Syrian teenager who saved fellow refugees from drowning and then swam for the… Read More

Obama draws pledges from 50 countries to take in 360,000 refugees

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged countries to "welcome the… Read More

Trump’s son compares Syrian refugees to poisoned candies

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's eldest son triggered an online storm with a tweet comparing Syrian refugees to… Read More

Economic costs of Middle East wars exceptionally high – IMF study

WASHINGTON: Armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are not only devastating the… Read More

Fewer than half of world’s refugee children in school: UN

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Fewer than half of the world's some six million refugee children are in… Read More

WATCH: Blanchett leads celebrities in video poem for refugees

A host of celebrities seek to highlight the plight of refugees in a video in… Read More

Malala urges world leaders to act for refugee children

UNITED NATIONS: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday urged world leaders gathered for the… Read More

Angelina Jolie decries fate of Syria refugees on Jordan border

AZRAJ, JORDAN: US actress Angelina Jolie on Friday urged the international community to come to… Read More

Pakistan decides to keep Afghan refugees until March 2017

ISLAMABAD: Government on Friday decided to extend Afghan refugees stay in Pakistan until March 2017… Read More

100,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan: UNHCR

PESHAWAR: More than 100,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan since July, UNHCR officials… Read More

Scotland takes in 1,000th Syrian refugee

EDINBURGH: Scotland has taken 1000 refugees since a summit last year which aimed to address… Read More

Merkel says refugees didn’t bring terrorism to Germany

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that refugees had not brought terrorism to Germany, adding that… Read More

Nearly a million South Sudan refugees face dire conditions: UN

NAIROBI, KENYA: Nearly a million refugees fleeing the brutal conflict in South Sudan, most of… Read More

From horrors of war to Olympics, refugees ready for Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO: If bravery was an Olympic sport, the 10 athletes who make up… Read More

Canadian priest charged for stealing $500,000 from Syrian refugees

MONTREAL: A Canadian priest was charged this week for stealing more than half a million… Read More

Denmark confiscates thousands of euros from migrants

COPENHAGEN: Danish police announced they confiscated cash worth nearly 11,000 euros from migrants under a controversial… Read More

Pakistan extends Afghan refugees stay until end of 2016

ISLAMABAD: The government has granted Afghan refugees an extra six months to remain in Pakistan… Read More