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Egypt turns a blind eye to refugee escalating crisis
Egypt

Egypt turns a blind eye to refugee escalating crisis

Five days after the sinking of a boat off Rashid, as the bodies of migrants were pulled out of the…
Ziet Zeitoun: Home-cooked cuisine that empowers Syrian women
Egypt

Ziet Zeitoun: Home-cooked cuisine that empowers Syrian women

The Arab Spring in 2011 was a hurricane of political change across the region and its aftermath continues to be…
Hungary’s Muslims ‘feel the hate’ ahead of refugee referendum
World

Hungary’s Muslims ‘feel the hate’ ahead of refugee referendum

Maja is no immigrant, she's a Muslim convert. But in the febrile atmosphere in Hungary ahead of Sunday's referendum on…
Egyptian man launches website offering free stays to refugees, violence victims
Life & Style

Egyptian man launches website offering free stays to refugees, violence victims

Taking inspiration from online accommodation service Airbnb, a young Egyptian man has launched a new website "EmergencyBNB" that connects refugees…
Turkey to complete Syria border wall within 5 months, official says
Middle East

Turkey to complete Syria border wall within 5 months, official says

A concrete wall being built to stop illegal crossings along the length of Turkey's 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria will…
Action vowed for refugees in concert led by Metallica, Rihanna
Culture

Action vowed for refugees in concert led by Metallica, Rihanna

Top names in music, including Metallica and Rihanna, performed in a concert on Saturday that brought promises of action to…
Hollande says Calais migrant camp to be fully, definitely shut
World

Hollande says Calais migrant camp to be fully, definitely shut

France will dismantle the squalid shanty town where thousands of migrants live in the northern port city of Calais and…
To deter refugees, Norway readies fence on ex-Cold War border
World

To deter refugees, Norway readies fence on ex-Cold War border

Norway is putting up a steel fence at a remote Arctic border post with Russia after an influx of migrants…
Bassem Youssef takes part in UNHCR ‘With Refugees’ campaign
Egypt

Bassem Youssef takes part in UNHCR ‘With Refugees’ campaign

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef appeared in a video released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday…
Stranded in France, migrant children forced into crime, prostitution every day: UNICEF
World

Stranded in France, migrant children forced into crime, prostitution every day: UNICEF

Migrant children in northern France are forced into crime and prostitution on a daily basis to secure a place to…
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