The EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A review
The controversial EU refugee agreement with Turkey has been running for two years. But there are still several hitches, with particularly the question of funding still not completely settled.
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UN Palestinian aid organization UNWRA calls for additional funding
The UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, has urgently called for extra funding after the United States cut its financial support for its organization. What is the function of the1
Why some Syrian refugees return home
A study has found that some Syrian refugees are returning to their homes despite the ongoing conflict due to difficult conditions that they have met with in bordering nations. However, the returnees have found neither security nor d1
Germany charges Syrian refugee for alleged bomb plot
A Syrian national had attempted to kill at least 200 people, prosecutors said. The suspect tried to "create a climate of fear and uncertainty" by detonating explosives "in the midst of a large concentration of people."
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer: 'Islam doesn't belong to Germany'
In a slight to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, new Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Islam is not part of German culture. His comments underscore his efforts to push the government to the right.