Syrian refugees

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Lebanon Evicted Syrians From A Refugee Camp; They Refused To Go

2:10pm July 29, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

Tensions are rising between the flood of refugees and the Lebanese, who fear that the camps will become a drain on the country's resources. "We don't have anyplace to go," is one Syrian's cry.

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Pages bookstore partner and manager Samer al-Kadri (center) talks with customers. The Syrian founded a publishing company in Damascus, but fled when the war made it impossible to run. He wound up in Istanbul, where he noticed a lack of books in Arabic, an

Istanbul Bookstore Caters To Syrian Refugees In Need Of A Good Read

2:14pm June 19, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

The mere mention of Syrian refugees can conjure up images of families living in tents in the desert. But a bookstore in Istanbul serves as a cultural oasis and informal community center for Syrians.

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Some 800 migrants from the Middle East arrive at the Greek port of Piraeus on Sunday. Smugglers are charging thousands of dollars to take migrants across the Mediterranean, and prices can vary widely. Children are often allowed to travel for free.

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The Business Of Smuggling Migrants Across The Mediterranean

11:06am June 19, 2015

by Leila Fadel

A family and a smuggler talk about how the smuggling market works on the Egyptian coast. It can run up to $5,000 a person, but kids go for free.

Mohammad and Linda Jomaa al-Halabi, along with their five daughters, are among the fewer than 1,000 Syrian refugees who have been resettled in the U.S. They left Syria in August 2012 and arrived last year in Baltimore, where they live now.

Of 4 Million Syrian Refugees, The U.S. Has Taken Fewer Than 1,000

8:06pm June 16, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S has sent humanitarian aid to help Syrian civilians, but only a small number of refugees have been allowed into America. Now the U.S. says it will increase the number of those admitted.

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Syrian children listen to a teacher during a lesson in a temporary classroom in Suruc refugee camp on March 25 in Suruc, Turkey. The camp is the largest of its kind in Turkey with a population of about 35,000 Syrians who have fled the ongoing civil war in

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Turkish Educator Pledges $10M To Set Up Universities For Syrian Refugees

6:21pm April 24, 2015

by Deborah Amos

The war has put dreams of college on hold for some 40,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey. Enver Yucel hopes to create a higher ed system to meet their needs, with coursework in English, Arabic and Turkish.

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Girls carrying school bags provided by UNICEF walk past destroyed buildings on their way home from school on March 7 in the rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. So many people have fled the city and so much of its infrastructure has been des

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Drawn-Out Syrian Civil War Spawns A Literal Dark Age

11:26am March 12, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Once, Syria was a modern nation. Today, after five years of brutal conflict, 83 percent of the country's lights are out and life expectancies are 20 years shorter.

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In "Exile From One's Country," Mohammed Al-Amari captures the pain of a Syrian girl.

The Art Of Syrian Refugees Sends A Message. Is Anyone Listening?

7:03am March 01, 2015

by Laura Starecheski

Syria's refugees are waiting for a new life. The artists among them are depicting this life in limbo — and their memories of the country they left behind.

Syrian refugees carry gasoline under heavy snow fall at the a U.N.-run refugee camp of Fayda near the Bekaa Valley town of Zahle in eastern Lebanon on Jan. 7.

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Syrian Refugees Suffer Double Threat Of Severe Winter, Less Aid

1:28pm January 09, 2015

As the Syrian war nears its fifth year and a bitter storm hits, refugees say this is the worst winter yet. To make matters worse, cash constraints mean they're getting less help from aid groups.

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Clowning Without Borders Aims To Give Refugees Another Way To Heal

9:37pm January 02, 2015

by Laura Secorun-Palet

The group, which has been operating for 20 years, visits places like the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, across the border from Syria, to bring a bit of light to children uprooted by war.

A Syrian refuge woman walks past tents at a refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.

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Amid Strains, Syrian Refugees Are Facing Curfews In Lebanon

2:46pm December 17, 2014

by Alice Fordham

The fragile country now hosts some 1 million Syrian refugees. Some towns have set up civilian volunteers to enforce curfews on the refugees, leading to rising tensions and some cases of abuse.

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