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Syrian FM Says Damascus Seeks to "Correct" Ties with Lebanon, Ensure Dignified Refugee Return

This is Beirut, 18/10 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani said Saturday that Damascus aims to “correct” its relationship with Lebanon and guarantee a “dignified return” for Syrian refugees, in comments broadcast on Syrian state television. Al-Shaibani, appointed earlier this year, said his government is “working to address the effects of the previous ...

More than 400 Syrian Refugees Voluntarily Return Home from Lebanon

This is Beirut, 16/10 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 400 Syrian refugees departed Lebanon on Wednesday morning as part of the fifth convoy of the voluntary repatriation plan organized by the Lebanese government, in coordination with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Lebanese Red Cross, and several humanitarian partners. The group ...

MP Alameh: Up to 400,000 Syrian Refugees Would Return Home Soon

This is Beirut, 10/09 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon may see up to 400,000 Syrian refugees return home in the near future, MP Fadi Alameh said on Wednesday, noting that between 200,000 and 250,000 have already gone back. Speaking after chairing a session of the Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Committee, Alameh said the meeting focused on the refugee return file and was attended by Deputy ...

UN says Over 200,000 Syrian Refugees Return from Lebanon

This is Beirut, 02/09 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Since the beginning of 2025, nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have left Lebanon to return to their homeland, Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees at the UNHCR, told AFP on Monday. Most of these returns have been carried out individually, though some have been organized by the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs in coordination ...

Palestinian Factions Reject Camp Disarmament, Assert Weapons Will Stay

This is Beirut, 21/08 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Palestinian factions in Lebanon rejected reports on Thursday that they were preparing to hand over weapons inside refugee camps, particularly in Burj al-Barajneh. In a joint statement, the groups called the claims “entirely false,” saying the situation in the camp is an internal matter related to the Fatah movement and not linked to ...

Palestinian Camps: Lebanon Moves to Restrict Weapons to the State

This is Beirut, 21/08 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The disarmament of Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps kicked off on Thursday, as Lebanese army vehicles rolled into Burj al-Barajneeh camp south of Beirut in the first phase of the government’s comprehensive plan to restrict the possession of arms on Lebanese territory to the state authorities. Commenting on the weapons withdrawal ...

Turkey Reports Mass Return by Syrians

This is Beirut, 14/08 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 410,00 Syrians who fled to Turkey during the rule of Bashar al-Assad have returned home since he was overthrown in December, the government announced Thursday. Turkey's interior ministry said 411,649 Syrians had so far returned, the rate picking up in recent weeks, with the immigration service recording 140,000 returns since ...

President Aoun Urges EU Support for Sovereignty, Army, Economy

This is Beirut, 10/07 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun met with a European Union delegation and ambassadors on Thursday, urging them to help Lebanon reclaim its full territory and restore state sovereignty. He warned that without a strong Lebanese Army, “security could crumble across the region,” a scenario “no one desires.” He also called on Brussels to lift all ...

Army Conducts Search Operations in Syrian Displacement Camps

This is Beirut, 24/06 12:43 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Army on Tuesday conducted raids across several camps housing displaced Syrians in the Hamoudiyeh area (Akkar), Taybeh (Baalbek), and Saaideh, west of Baalbek. Supported by regional intelligence services, army units carried out targeted searches for weapons, smuggled goods, individuals with irregular legal status, and persons who had ...

UN Urges More Support to Speed Up Syria Refugee Returns

This is Beirut, 21/06 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi has urged more international support for Syria to speed up reconstruction and enable further refugee returns after some 14 years of civil war. "I am here also to really make an appeal to the international community to provide more help, more assistance to the Syrian government in this big challenge of ...

Return of Displaced Syrians: Lebanon and UNHCR Polish Action Plan

This is Beirut, 19/06 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji met with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to discuss the issue of war-displaced Syrians in Lebanon and their gradual return to Syria. During his official visit to Lebanon, Grandi – accompanied by a UNHCR delegation – expressed full understanding of the heavy ...

Global Forced Displacement Dips Slightly but Remains at Record Levels

This is Beirut, 12/06 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains "untenably high," the United Nations said Thursday. A record 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes at the end of 2024, said UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. But that figure dropped to 122.1 million ...