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Middle East Roundup: Quran burnings lead to protests around the world

Killings in a Palestinian refugee camp and Lebanon’s wanted bank governor steps down – here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2023

UN bodies call for urgent action over Panama’s Darién Gap migration route

UN Refugee Agency and IOM urge steps – including more legal pathways for migrants – to curb humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2023

Renewed clashes break out at Palestinian camp in Lebanon ending a brief cease-fire

Heavy clashes have resumed in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, ending a cease-fire there following a day of relative calm

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

What’s behind the fighting in Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp?

At least nine people killed and dozens wounded in clashes at the camp, where 63,000 people live in crowded conditions.

Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2023

At least 5 dead and 7 wounded in clashes inside crowded Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Palestinian officials say at least five people have been killed and seven others wounded during clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

‘Migrant marquees’: Braverman accused of new low in government’s ‘stop the boats’ plan

Home secretary buys tents to house 2,000 migrants expected in summer surge across the English Channel

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

At UN Security Council Meeting, Erdan Dismisses Palestinian ‘right Of Return’

Israel’s ambassador to the UN blasts the Security Council during its quarterly open debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Zenger · Jul 28, 2023

‘I thought people would throw bottles’: orgy in Athens as ancient Greek drama strips off and lets rip

Naked choruses, sexual fantasies, rubbish tip wastelands and nods to refugee camps … Athens’ Epidaurus festival is thrilling audiences – and thrusting theatre into the 21st century

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

Refugee charity hits out at ‘cruel’ proposal to house asylum seekers in tents

The Home Secretary has purchased marquees in recent days to accommodate migrants by the end of August, according to a Whitehall source.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

First 50 asylum seekers expected to be sent to Bibby Stockholm barge on Tuesday

Refugee campaigners and residents in Dorset have raised concerns about the barge’s impact

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023