Refugees
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Benedict Cumberbatch has voiced his support for Ukraine
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch says it’s impossible to ignore the war in Ukraine. Speaking before the BAFTA event at the Royal Albert Hall in London, he shared: “We have brothers…
- World
Russia Ukraine crisis: Ukrainian civilians continue to flee in freezing cold
In the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, helpless civilians continue to flee from Russian armed forces in Ukrainian cities. This comes a day after Russia accommodated “humanitarian corridors” to let foreign nationals from other…
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Over 5 lakh people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded: UN
Geneva: The UN refugee agency said Monday that more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi gave the estimate…
- World
UN commends release of refugees from detention in Libya
Tripoli: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has commended the release of 64 refugees from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli. “UNHCR is grateful to the Libyan authorities for…
- Middle East
UAE: AboFlah raises $11 million by living in a glass box
YouTuber AboFlah from UAE raised $11 million by living in a glass box in Dubai, to help refugees and others who were in need of help across the region. He had vowed…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
UAE allocates Rs 19 cr food aid for refugees in India, Nigeria
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has allocated Dirham 9.5 million (Rs 19.36 crore approx) to provide direct food aid to vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers in Nigeria and India, the…
- Middle East
Iraq evacuates 617 stranded migrant from Belarus
Baghdad: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that it has evacuated 617 migrants stranded in Belarus, most of whom are women, children and the elderly, amid the ongoing migrant crisis. “The Ministry’s efforts…
- World
Pak Pashto singer starts music classes for Afghan refugee girls
Islamabad: Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August, families have been using legal and illegal means to flee and take refuge in the nearest neighbouring country Pakistan amid fears of a…
- Middle East
Istanbul mayor urges int’l cooperation for safe-return of refugees
Istanbul: Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Turkey’s most populated city Istanbul, urged the international community to extend “the highest level of international cooperation” for the safe return of refugees as their number hit…
- News
UN official urges increased international support for Lebanon
Beirut: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged the international community to scale up its support for the Lebanese people and the refugees in the crisis-hit country. “I am visiting…
- Featured News
Bend it like Bagram—Afghan women footballers may play in Britain
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Ethnicity is the underside of nationality. No one is more acutely aware of this than political refugees–persons who turn their backs on their own country only to discover that…
- Middle East
Turkey to tighten controls on refugees in big cities
Ankara: Turkey will tighten controls on non-documented refugees in big cities to ease the rising anti-immigrant sentiment among Turkish people, a local newspaper said in a report. Turkish authorities plan to identify…
- Middle East
UAE to temporarily shelter 5,000 Afghan refugees
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates will temporarily host 5,000 Afghan citizens evacuated from the country following the seizure of Kabul by the Taliban Islamist movement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
- World
US in talks with Qatar to house thousands of Afghan refugees
Washington DC: The US government is working to finalise an agreement with Qatar to temporarily house thousands of Afghan refugees who worked with the US military, local media has reported. The situation…
