Syrian Refugees

Syrian student in Turkey thrives in national middle school exam

Syrian student Muhammet Halil achieved a full point score in the nation-wide middle school exam to qualify for high school. He came to Turkey with his family five years ago and lives in the southeastern city of Kilis.

An overview of Lebanon’s Syria refugee policy

At least a million Syrians have fled to Lebanon since the start of the civil war in 2011, but according to a Human Rights Watch report Beirut forced some of them back to Syria

Syrians have had a positive impact on the Turkish economy

Refugees have brought in capital, increased productivity, and contributed towards higher employment rates, according to a report by the Turkish Institute of Statistics.

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil slammed for anti-refugee tweet

Minister appeared to compare refugees to the corrupt and suggested they do not belong in Lebanon, a country home to one of the world’s largest Syrian refugee populations.

Bashar al Assad’s bet on permanent demographic change in Syria

A new law in Syria makes it extremely hard for Syrians to return to their homeland and could permanently alter the demographic makeup of the country.

Erdogan: Turkey no longer able to face new refugee flow

There are around 260 million migrants, over 68 million displaced people, and more than 25 million refugees worldwide.

Living as a refugee in Germany under the shadow of violence

A German man was involved in a deliberate attack seeking to mow down immigrants in an attempt to kill them. Such acts of violence against immigrants are part of an increasingly hostile political atmosphere in Germany against refugees.

'Up to 250,000' Syrian refugees may return home in 2019

UNHCR says some 5.6 million Syrian refugees still remain in five neighbouring countries, and $5.5 billion is required to support the refugees, including a million babies born in displacement.

Bullied Syrian child should be a wake-up call for refugee host countries

The story of Syrian refugee, Jamal, and his sister's, horrific bullying in a British school playground hit a global nerve. Unfortunately, he's just one of many children at risk.

Turkish NGO aims to help Syrian women refugees integrate into society

The SADA Women Empowerment and Solidarity Centre has provided vocational courses and counselling sessions to more than 2,000 Syrian refugee women since it opened last year.

Hundreds of Syrian refugees return home from Lebanon

Refugees are heading back home as part of a Russian deal that aims to return some 890,000 Syrians from Lebanon, a country of 4.5 million people.

Displaced Syrian children use tent as classroom

International organisations warn that Syria risks a "lost generation" of uneducated children. But, one teacher took it on herself to to build refugee children living in camps in Jordan a school.