Perhaps the first thing refugees fleeing a war zone need is medical attention. It is no surprise, then, that Lebanese hospitals have been busier than usual since war engulfed Syria…
James Haines-Young
James Haines-Young
James has spent nearly a decade covering news and politics across the Middle East, including reporting on policy and provision of humanitarian support to the millions of displaced Syrian refugees. He is the foreign editor at The National in Abu Dhabi and was previously the Lebanon and online editor at The Daily Star in Beirut. He has bylines in The Guardian, The Economist, Vice, Mashable and others.
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We were all completely shocked,” says Shams, a Syrian refugee and mother of two from north of Homs province, commenting on December’s announcement by the UN World Food Program (WFP)…
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In recent years, a hard earned record for security and stability had gained the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq a reputation as a booming business center. Headlines splashed across magazines…
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In an informal tented settlement just outside of Zahle, dozens of Syrian refugee women and girls crowd around faucets pumping water out of a large plastic tank. The “UN truck,”…
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Halima Zaroubi, a frail 80-something-year-old woman, breaks into tears when describing what’s happened to her home. “Our houses are gone, our lands have dried up,” her voice cracks. “Everything’s gone.”…