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  • A "final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached" between the US and Iran, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with "next steps" still to be decided.
  • Iranian state media's description of an agreement, according to US President Trump earlier on Friday, has "nothing to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing."
  • Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that a deal with the United States to put an end to fighting in Iran is close and includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
  • A mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning resulted in one death and ten injuries. The alleged gunman is dead after a confrontation with police, according to authorities.
  • Monitoring group SITE reported on Friday that an Iran-affiliated hacking group known as Handala claimed to have breached FBI drones and vowed to target the 2026 World Cup.

Tag: Refugees

October 28, 2022

Stop Interfering in Malaysia’s Internal Affairs,...

United Nations organizations and other groups should stop meddling in Malaysia’s internal affairs, the country’s home minister said Thursday when asked about these agencies criticizing the deportations of Myanmar nationals, including asylum seekers.

October 18, 2022

As tensions Between Turkey and Greece...

A photograph of migrants found exposed and naked at the Greece-Turkey border last week shocked the world and raised concerns that the migrants and refugees may be the latest victims of Turkey-Greece tensions

May 9, 2022

As a Result of New Law...

Kenya was hailed last year for implementing a law that improved access to education and work for the country’s half-million refugees ahead of plans to close refugee camps by the end of June. While some refugees in Kenya benefit from the law, others suffer obstacles such as job discrimination and inadequate educational funding

January 20, 2022

Winter Hunger in Lebanon

As the weather gets colder, the devastating effects of the economic crisis and COVID-19 leave Lebanese and Syrian families trying to stay warm and avoid famine.The economic crisis in Lebanon, which has pushed almost all of the country’s refugee population into abject poverty, promises to make this year even more difficult

January 11, 2022

COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccines Challenge For...

Undocumented Afghan migrants fleeing the Taliban in Turkey claim they can’t get treatment or vaccines for COVID-19, a coronavirus-related disease. While officially registered refugees receive medical care in Turkey, thousands of unregistered Afghan migrants are known to be present

December 9, 2021

Hundreds of Migrants Are Still Stuck...

More than a thousand people, many of them young children, are living in a temporary refugee camp in eastern Belarus under cold conditions, in what critics call a political humanitarian disaster. Several European countries accuse Alexander Lukashenko, the disputed president, of exploiting migrants as a weapon against Poland

December 4, 2021

Human Traffickers Are Said to be...

According to the leader of a team that monitors Arabic and Kurdish social media, human traffickers are proposing trips to Russia as a new path for migrants to the European Union. There was “enthusiasm” online about the availability of a mechanism “to avoid the limits” on the Polish-Belarusian border

December 3, 2021

Two South Sudanese Migrants Rescued at...

The story of two South Sudanese brothers who were recently rescued in the Mediterranean Sea is one that many African migrants seeking better lives in Europe have heard. The two brothers  set out from Libya in a rickety boat, but the engine failed, and they were eventually rescued by the Ocean Viking rescue ship

December 2, 2021

A Kurdish Family Grieved the Drowning...

A small inflatable boat capsized last week in the English Channel, killing 27 migrants attempting to cross from France to the UK. From Soran, Iraqi Kurdistan, VOA’s Ahmad Zebari spoke to the family of one of the victims about the tragedy’s consequences

December 1, 2021

African Migrants Rescue in the Mediterranean

Many migrants cross the “deadliest border in the world” from Africa to Europe in pursuit of a better life: The Mediterranean Sea is located in the Mediterranean region. Despite the dangers, the International Organization for Migration reports that the number of people crossing the border has increased to an estimated 77,000 in the first half of this year

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