Refugee camps
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70 killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza: State media
Gaza: At least 70 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, reported the state-run Palestine TV. Ashraf Al-Qedra, spokesman for the Gaza-based…
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144 out of 170 refugee camps in Iraq closed
Baghdad: The Iraqi government has announced the closure of 144 refugee camps out of 170 across the country in the past few years. “Only 26 camps remained out of 170, and most…
- Middle East
Armed clashes in Palestinian camp in Lebanon unacceptable: Lebanese PM
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said that the armed clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon are unacceptable as they violate the country’s sovereignty. Armed clashes between members…
- Middle East
Lebanon calls on Palestinian leaders to help restore security in Lebanon’s refugee camp
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on Palestinian leaders to help restore security in the Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon after armed clashes broke out there. “We…
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Palestinians stage commercial strike in solidarity with Jerusalem refugee camp
Ramallah: Palestinians staged a commercial strike in several West Bank towns and cities in solidarity with the Shufat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. Most shops, universities, and schools in Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron,…
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More than 6.4 million Palestinian refugees live in camps: Report
Jerusalem: More than 6.4 million Palestinian refugees are registered in the records of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the camps. This came in a report…
- India
Assam: 26 Rohingyas coming from Jammu refugee camp detained
Silchar: Twenty-six Rohingyas, including 12 children and 8 women, coming from Jammu were detained in southern Assams Cachar district on Sunday and the police are now verifying their UNHCR cards, officials said. Cachar…
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UN slams rising refugee camp violence on aid worker in Syria
United Nations: UN humanitarians have condemned increasing violence and the slaying of an aid worker in al-Hol, the largest camp for displaced people and refugees in Syria. The killing on Tuesday followed…
