Syrian refugees

Lebanon doesn't meet minimum standard for eliminating human trafficking, US State Dept. finds

Lebanon failed to approve a National Action Plan, provided only fragmented data on trafficking cases and victim identification, and failed to adequately screen potential trafficking victims.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood visit Peacehaven Mosque in Peacehaven, United Kingdom, on October 23, 2025.

Britain announces largest asylum policy overhaul in modern times

As part of the changes, the statutory duty to provide support to certain asylum seekers, including housing and weekly allowances, will be revoked, the Home Office said in a statement.

|ByREUTERS
Tent CEO Gideon Maltz, winner of the 2025 Charles Bronfman Prize, at his office in New York.

This Jewish humanitarian is connecting refugees to jobs as a win-win for employers and refugees.

Tent Partnership for Refugees connects displaced people with major employers, helping them rebuild their lives through job opportunities worldwide.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
A Syrian, Ahmed al-Akhras, works at his car spare parts shop, in Cairo, Egypt December 12, 2024.

Uncertainty clouds fate of Syrians in Egypt after Assad ouster

Rights groups criticize new law, alleging definition of refugee is ambiguous, and authorities have the right to deport anyone they deem does not qualify.

|ByREUTERS

Building new lives: Syrian refugees find support, friendship from churches

The civil war in Syria sparked a global refugee crisis, with more than 5 million refugees displaced from Syria alone since fighting began in 2011.

NOVEMBER 12, 2017ByLIBBY SOLOMON / CATONSVILLE TIMES
First Presbyterian Church of Houston