All posts tagged "Syria"

  • FILE - This picture taken on Thursday, April. 24, 2014 and provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), U.N relief workers with blue helmets and vests stand next of residents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, right, who stand in line to receive aid food distributed by UNRWA, on the southern edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. On wednesday, April. 1, 2015 Islamic State militants infiltrated the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in the Syrian capital marking the deepest foray yet by the extremist group into Damascus, seat of President Bashar Assad’s power, Syrian opposition activists and Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/UNRWA, File )
    US to Russia: ‘Put up or shut up’ on Syrian ceasefire

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration, frustrated by Syria’s ongoing violence, told Russia on Tuesday to “put up or shut up” about implementing a ceasefire in the Arab country, even as the U.S. backpedaled from an agreement...

    • Posted February 17, 2016
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  • FILE - This picture taken on Thursday, April. 24, 2014 and provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), U.N relief workers with blue helmets and vests stand next of residents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, right, who stand in line to receive aid food distributed by UNRWA, on the southern edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. On wednesday, April. 1, 2015 Islamic State militants infiltrated the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in the Syrian capital marking the deepest foray yet by the extremist group into Damascus, seat of President Bashar Assad’s power, Syrian opposition activists and Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/UNRWA, File )
    S. Korea to offer $12 million in aid to help Syria

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will provide $12 million worth of aid to help resolve the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Seoul officials said Friday. The decision was made at an international donors’ conference in London that Lee...

    • Posted February 4, 2016
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  • A woman who identified herself as a Syrian refugee shows tears while waiting at the immigration office of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, with people who appear to be her family, Wednesday. National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly on the day that 200 Syrian refugees have entered the country so far, and 135 of them were granted temporary stay permits until the justice ministry determines whether to accept them. The agency said 48 foreigners have been deported since 2010 for their affiliation with terrorist groups. (Yonhap)
    South Korea accepts 200 Syrian refugees

    By Kim Hyo-jin A total of 200 Syrian refugees are currently staying in Korea, a representative of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Wednesday during an interpellation session. The government is currently reviewing whether to give them...

    • Posted November 18, 2015
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the U.N. headquarters. During the meeting, Kerry delivered remarks encouraging the international community to end the conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
    Russia urges coordinated terrorism fight as airstrikes begin

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia followed its launch of airstrikes in Syria with a call on Wednesday for the world to unite in the fight against terrorist groups, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told foreign ministers of...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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  • Supporters and activists of the Migration Aid civil group hold a demonstration in support of migrants at Kossuth Square, in front of the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. Over 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer EU countries. (Noemi Bruzak/MTI via AP)
    Austria, Germany says they will take refugees from Hungary

    BICSKE, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of migrants, exhausted after breaking away from police and marching for hours toward Western Europe, boarded buses provided by Hungary’s government as Austria in the early-morning hours said it and Germany would...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
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  • FILE - This picture taken on Thursday, April. 24, 2014 and provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), U.N relief workers with blue helmets and vests stand next of residents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, right, who stand in line to receive aid food distributed by UNRWA, on the southern edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. On wednesday, April. 1, 2015 Islamic State militants infiltrated the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in the Syrian capital marking the deepest foray yet by the extremist group into Damascus, seat of President Bashar Assad’s power, Syrian opposition activists and Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/UNRWA, File )
    S. Korea donates $10 million toward Syria’s humanitarian crisis

    SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) — South Korea has decided to donate US$10 million to help millions of Syrians displaced by a prolonged civil war, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. Seoul’s pledge came at a donors’ conference held...

    • Posted April 1, 2015
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    3 Koreans released by Turkish police after questioning near Syria border

    By Yi Whan-woo Three Korean nationals were released by Turkish police after being arrested for crossing a restricted military area on the Turkish-Syrian border, the government said Tuesday evening. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said two journalists...

    • Posted March 10, 2015
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