Tag: Borders

The hand of a victim is seen during the funeral of civilians killed in an air strike by the Syrian army in an undisclosed location in the northern province of Aleppo on 3 September AFP PHOTO / ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS
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Highest rates of death and displacement since the uprising in Syria began

Struggle intensifies with no end in sight

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
Refugee waits in a camp on the Jordan side of the border with Syria AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Jordan demands international support in order to house Syrians

"The cost of hosting Syrians is almost $700 million", says the Jordanian…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Egyptian tanks are seen being carried on the back of trucks on the Egyptian side of the border city of Rafah on 29 August AFP PHOTO / Stringer
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Operation Eagle apparently ongoing

Despite reports of retreat, operation launches latest activity

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
A young girl holds a sign in Arabic that reads "In Zaatari, sand storms destroy tents and cause diseases" during a protest near UN offices in Amman demanding better living conditions at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Egypt builds field hospital at Syrian-Jordan border

Egypt supporting Syria by building border hospital, sending aids inside and outside…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Stranded on the border with Turkey, a Syrian mother takes care of her children after they were displaced from their houses due to fighting between rebel fighters and Syrian government forces on 25 August AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS
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Refugees stranded as Turkey closes border

With 80,000 refugees have already crossed its borders, Turkey declares it’s a…

Fady Salah Fady Salah
Palestinians load their luggage onto the back of a pick-up truck at the Rafah border on 14 August after Egypt reopened the crossing for limited numbers AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB
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Rafah border reopens, security forces continue Sinai crackdown

The Rafah border crossing was reopened yesterday

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
An Egyptian army vehicle keeps its position close to the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on August 06, 2012. AFP PHOTO/AHMED MAHMOUD
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SCAF vows to avenge the killing of its soldiers

The Supreme Council of Armed Forces announces the details of the Rafah…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
The Sinai region is both a destination for tourism and a contentious security zone between Egypt, Israel and Gaza (file photo: AFP)
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18 Soldiers dead at a security check point – Sheikh Zuwaid

Anonymous gunmen attack security checkpoint at Sheik Zuwaid, killing 18 Egyptian soldiers.

Fady Salah Fady Salah
People carry the body of a six-year-old Bilal El-Lababidi during his funeral in the Jordanian town of Ramtha. The boy was allegedly shot dead by the Syrian army as he, his parents, and a dozen other refugees tried to cross the Syrian-Jordanian border to seek refuge in Jordan (photo: AFP/stringer)
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Syrian refugees making a deadly crossing to Jordan

Jordan is making preparations for an historic refugee exodus

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Egyptian officials are rumoured to have eased border crossing procedures for Palestinians but there is scant evidence of any change in policy (file photo: AFP)
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No change in Rafah border crossing policy

Amid lots of speculation, the Rafah border crossing uses the same procedures…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam