Tehran, Nov 16, IRNA - Amnesty International has urged the Egyptian authorities to immediately release and refrain from deporting at least 66 refugees from Syria and Gaza, including a number of children, who are detained in the country. According to an Amnesty press release, the refugees are being detained in poor conditions with some held in rooms ...

Amnesty International has slammed Egypt for unlawfully arresting and deporting hundreds of Syrian refugees, many of them women and children. Sherif Elsayed Ali, Amnestys head of refugee and migrants rights said in a statement released on Thursday, Instead of offering vital help and support to refugees from Syria, the Egyptian authorities are arresting ...

A wave of xenophobia is blighting the lives of thousands of Syrian refugees in countries such as Egypt and Lebanon, where they are often blamed for anything that goes wrong. In Egypt, Syrians are accused of taking sides and interfering in the countrys political crisis, while in Lebanon they are accused of taking the jobs of Lebanese. Egyptian media ...

CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian officials turn back a planeload of Syrians at Cairo airport. A popular presenter on Egyptian television warns Syrians to steer clear of protests or face the consequences. An Egyptian state school refuses admission to Syrian children. Once welcomed with open arms in Egypt, many of the tens of thousands of Syrians who took refuge ...