refugees

Lebanon wants to help the majority of Syrian refugees return home this year following the fall of the Assad regime, the country’s social affairs minister said.Haneen Sayed said the government was committed to supporting families with financial and other incentives, but said: “We can’t carry […]

Nearly 400 refugees started leaving the Lebanese border town of Arsal into Syria, a rare case of a return which Lebanon’s government wants to encourage. People gathered in minivans and tractors in the morning, loading them with mattresses, water tanks and furniture. Lebanese security personnel […]