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World Refugee Day: Middle East and North Africa

Countries in the Middle East and North Africa are regularly among those hosting the most refugees in the world. They are also among the most prolific source nations for people fleeing for elsewhere.

Syrien Flüchtlingslager Mashhad Ruhin — Image: Anas Alkharboutli/dpa/picture-alliance

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EU-Tunisia migration proposal ignores human rights concerns

The migration deal could help the North African nation avert economic collapse but worsen conditions for migrants.

Lebanon: Devastating crackdown on Syrian refugees

For weeks now, Lebanon's government has been threatening to escalate deportations of Syrians living there.

Syrian refugees in quake stricken Turkey return home

Syrian refugees in quake stricken areas of Turkey have returned home in hopes of better conditions.

'Why would we fight somebody else's war?'

Locals in the Middle East are upset by the West's double standards around conflict and refugees. Should Europeans worry?

German village elects Syrian refugee as mayor

Ryyan Alshebl has become the mayor of a German village just eight years after fleeing the civil war in Syria.

Syrian refugees fear Turkey will force them back

Syrian refugees in Turkey fear they will be forced into "safe areas" inside Syria that are not safe at all.

Syria returns to Arab League: What will it change?

What impact will this have on Syrian refugees, a government-supported drug trade and the country's stormy politics?

Idlib refugee camps suffer from fires, flooding

Bitterly cold temperatures, heavy rains and floods in northwest Syria have worsened the situation for refugees.

Syrian refugees in Turkey find hate and help

Syrian refugees in Turkey who lost what little they had in the recent earthquakes are often attacked.

German court rules search of refugee's phone was illegal

The authorities broke the law when they combed through a refugee's phone to find out where she was from.

Migrant aid workers in Greece could face years in prison

Humanitarian activists are back in a Greek court, accused of helping migrants cross the Aegean Sea.

Turkey deports hundreds of Syrian refugees — HRW reports

Refugees told researchers that they were forced to sign what they understood were voluntary repatriation forms.

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European Commission to partly boycott Hungary's presidency

Brussels reacts to Viktor Orban's "peace mission" to Moscow by snubbing Hungary's stint as European Council president.

Hungary's Orban meets Trump on 'peace mission'

What does Hungary's Viktor Orban want?

Hungary's Orban pays controversial surprise visit to China

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