Europe’s fear of Syria’s ghost boatsimage
06 Jan 2015

Europe’s fear of Syria’s ghost boats

The story of the Ezadeen, the ship set on autopilot and set towards Europe with 450 fleeing Syrian refugees on […]

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Syrian Refugees abandoned on 2nd shipimage
06 Jan 2015

Syrian Refugees abandoned on 2nd ship

CORIGLIANO CALABRO, Italy — A cargo ship abandoned by its crew with 359 Syrian refugees on board was towed ashore […]

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1.6 million Syrian refugees brace for brutal winter in Turkeyimage
06 Jan 2015

1.6 million Syrian refugees brace for brutal winter in Turkey

With the arrival of winter weather and snowfall last week, increased hardship lies ahead for approximately 1.6 million Syrian refugees […]

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Turkey resorts to running double-shift classes for Syrian refugee childrenimage
06 Jan 2015

Turkey resorts to running double-shift classes for Syrian refugee children

Turkey’s education ministry has started to run double-shift classes for Syrian refugee children, in a bid to cope with the […]

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UNESCO calls to protect cultural sites in Iraq and Syriaimage
06 Jan 2015

UNESCO calls to protect cultural sites in Iraq and Syria

Ahead of her first visit to Turkey on Monday, Irina Bokova, the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific […]

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Arab spring prompts biggest migrant wave since second world warimage
06 Jan 2015

Arab spring prompts biggest migrant wave since second world war

The two “ghost ships” discovered sailing towards the Italian coast last week with hundreds of migrants – but no crew […]

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The world’s extraordinary refugee crisis demands extraordinary aidimage
06 Jan 2015

The world’s extraordinary refugee crisis demands extraordinary aid

The Turkish government recently began issuing identification cards to refugees from the more than 3-year-old civil war in neighboring Syria. […]

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Syrian refugees settle in to U.S. after unsettling upheavalimage
06 Jan 2015

Syrian refugees settle in to U.S. after unsettling upheaval

Khaled Smaisem’s nightmare began with a phone call — his own. Details of a private conversation the former Syrian journalist […]

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