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A Syrian Refugee Family's Resettlement In The U.S. Is Captured In Graphic Novel
Welcome To The New World begins in 2016 when the Aldabaans arrive on election day — and wake up in Donald Trump's America. Author Jake Halpern began to document the newcomers in a comic strip.(Image...
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'Nasrin' Documentary Spotlights Life And Work Of Jailed Iranian Human Rights...
A new film focuses on Nasrin Sotoudeh, a leading human rights lawyer whose health is declining in prison. "She is the closest thing that Iran has to Nelson Mandela," says analyst Karim...
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Biden Plans To Reopen America To Refugees After Trump Slashed Admissions
The president-elect pledges to welcome as many as 125,000 refugees a year — up from the Trump administration's record-low cap of 15,000. Here are some challenges that await.(Image credit: Gokhan...
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Life Is 'Really Tough' For Refugees Trying To Settle In Pandemic America
Federal aid ends after 90 days, when refugees are expected to be self-sufficient. With the coronavirus on top of Trump administration cuts to the refugee program, the challenges are overwhelming.(Image...
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'I Was Absolutely Terrified': American Sam Goodwin Describes Syrian Prison Time
The traveler tells the story of his two months held in Syria's notorious prisons, and how his family got a Lebanese official to help secure his release.(Image credit: Katherine Blanner)
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Biden Announces U.S. Will Engage Diplomatically To End War In Yemen
Taking on two world crises, President Biden pledged to use diplomacy to end the long Yemen war and to allow more refugees to come to the US.
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Landmark Verdict In Germany Sentences Syrian For Aiding Crimes Against Humanity
Eyad al-Gharib was convicted for sending protesters to a prison where they were tortured, in the first criminal trial against Syrians who served in President Bashar Assad's government.(Image credit:...
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Torture Victims See Syrian Intelligence Official Convicted For War Crimes
In a landmark step in the effort to hold Syrian officials accountable for war crimes, a German court convicted a former Syrian intelligence officer and sentenced him to four and a half years in jail.
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Was Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Involved In Jamal Khashoggi's Death?
The White House says President Biden will call the Saudi King soon and it could be to lay the ground work for the release of a U.S. report on the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Composer Malek Jandali Considers Syria's Civil War, A Decade On
A simple piece that composer Malek Jandali wrote in 2011 became inextricable from the early protests in Syria. For a decade now, that connection has informed and invigorated his life and work.(Image...
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White House Says Public Can Do More To Resettle Additional Refugees
Refugees working at a Connecticut moving company make their way in the U.S. with help from Americans who put up their own money. It's an approach that could become more common.
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'New Era In Resettlement': U.S. Refugee Advocates Count On More...
Refugee advocates have welcomed President Biden's decision to raise the U.S. refugee cap from 15,000 to 62,500 this year. Community-based resettlement efforts are expected to become more...
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Israeli Parliament To Vote This Weekend On New Coalition Government
Naftali Bennett is poised to be Israel's next prime minister if a vote goes his way on Sunday. He'll replace Benjamin Netanyahu, who held a record-long term leading the country.
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Israel Poised To End Prime Minister Netanyahu's Rule In Vote
The Israeli parliament is expected to vote today on ousting long-time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This, after Netanhayhu failed to form a coalition government after four rounds of elections.
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Israel's Parliament Ousts Netanyahu
Israel's parliament has approved a new coalition government, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 years in power.
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Naftali Bennett Is Sworn In As Israel's New Prime Minister
The Israeli parliament voted to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power. Israel's longest-serving prime minister will be succeeded by Naftali Bennett, a former aide turned political rival.
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Israeli Nationalist March Through Jerusalem Has Heightened Tensions Further
Israeli nationalists marched through Palestinian neighborhoods of Jerusalem Tuesday, heightening tensions and providing a first test for the new Israeli government.
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3 Days After A New Governnent Is Installed, Israel Strikes Gaza Targets
Israel hit Hamas sites in Gaza after incendiary balloons were launched in the first attacks since a ceasefire ended 11 days of fighting last month.
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Israel Hits Hamas Targets With Air Strikes Overnight After Tense 24 Hours
The Israel Defense Forces said its fighter jets struck two Hamas military compounds early Wednesday morning. (Image credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP)
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Palestinians May Be Evicted From Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For...
Palestinians in a Jerusalem neighborhood face the threat of having their homes demolished. The move would be to make room for a biblical park of ancient sites sought by Jewish settlers.
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