Refugees

Lebanese authorities have extended the deadline for thousands of Syrian refugees to dismantle houses they have built out of concrete. They have threatened demolition if the construction is not removed by July. Lebanon hosts at least a million Syrian refugees…

While stories that directly depict the stories of refugees and asylum seekers seem few and far between, even in the increasingly more crowded content landscape of television, sometimes such tales can be hiding in plain sight. “What is ‘Game of Thrones’ if no…

Refugees and migrants in Zintan detention centre, northwest Libya, have told Al Jazeera that every morning, they gather in front of a makeshift church to pray for the dead. The place of worship is crafted from food cartons and mattress sponge - coloured red …

A mother and her two sons who were supposed to be deported back to Sierra Leone nearly two months ago have been given shelter at a Winnipeg church, saying deportation could put their lives at risk. Fatmata Kargbo and her boys came to Canada in 2016 on visito…

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday he believes a deal is close that would end the Trump administration's threat to impose tariffs on Mexico in response to illegal immigration. There are signs that it matters to the U.S. officials that…

Muslims across the world are looking forward to celebrating the Eid festival later this week. And for some Syrian refugees living in Turkey, the holiday will be extra special this year. Many families travelling to Aleppo from Turkey for the Eid festival hop…

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after almost two years, is seen by Palestinians, and by some Arab officials and politicians, as a plan to finish off the Palestinian cause. Th…

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after almost two years, is seen by Palestinians, and by some Arab officials and politicians, as a plan to finish off the Palestinian cause. Th…

A majority of photos depicting the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis portrayed the refugees as victims, research shows. This finding has implications for how the public perceives migratory events, including the influx of migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border. T…

Afghan United: Hope through Football for Refugees in Iran