Syrian refugees and residents in Egypt face an uncertain future as new regulations may jeopardize their right to remain in the country after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster earlier this month. European countries quickly suspended Syrian asylum applications after the Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham swept into Damascus on Dec. 8, forcing Assad to flee after … Read more
After anti-refugee riots erupted in central Turkey over the weekend, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan released a televised statement on Monday, blaming his political opposition for the violence by spreading anti-Syrian rhetoric and fomenting racism. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Following the public release of details about a … Read more
In February 2015, at just 15 years old, Shamima Begum left the UK to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Years later, in 2019, Begum was found in the al-Roj camp in northern Syria following the defeat of ISIS. From the camp, the former terror bride has made multiple attempts to return … Read more
