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Failed asylum seekers, foreign criminals and other immigration offenders being deported from the UK. Photo: UK Home Office

UK migration crackdown results in deportation surge

UKFebruary 10, 2025

French police officers stand on the shore as migrants attempt to cross the English Channel. AFP

UK introduces terror-style laws to stop people smuggling plotters

UKJanuary 30, 2025

Residents were happy to be leaving Rukban camp, where many had been living for more than a decade. Matt Kynaston for The National.

Syrians in remote desert refugee camp hail Assad’s downfall - but cannot leave

MENAJanuary 30, 2025

Getty / Nick Donaldson

Syrian refugees deserve a safe country to return to

CommentJanuary 24, 2025

People crossing the English Channel. The previous UK government is under fire over the amount spent on a Rwanda deportation scheme that never got off the ground. AP

Previous UK government spent £130 million on IT for failed Rwanda scheme

UKJanuary 19, 2025

An inquiry is being launched to examine the treatment of migrants at a processing centre in the UK.

Asylum seekers win funding for inquiry into 'appalling' overcrowded UK immigration centre

UKJanuary 18, 2025

Mahmoud Al Youssef and his family celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Dearborn, Michigan. Stephen Starr / The National

Syrian Americans in Dearborn celebrate fall of Assad

USDecember 27, 2024

Migrants picked up in the English Channel arrive at Dover, in Kent, south-east England, on December 26. PA

Small boat crossings up 20% in 2024 despite UK pledge to smash gangs

UKDecember 27, 2024

Ahmed Mukhtar says the oud helps him be in contact with people who love Arab culture. Photo: Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

Iraqi oud master who refused to play for Saddam Hussein

UKDecember 25, 2024

Syrian families living in Turkey walk towards the Cilvegozu border gate to cross into Syria. Turkey hosts more than three million Syrian refugees. Getty Images

Nearly one million Syrian refugees expected to return by June 2025

MENADecember 18, 2024

Police block a road near the camp where four people were killed near Dunkirk, France. AFP

Gunman kills two Iraqi-Kurdish migrants and two security guards in France

EuropeDecember 14, 2024

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Shadi's take on Europe's suspension of Syrian asylum bids

CartoonDecember 12, 2024

This chart highlights the critical role countries play in providing safety and support to refugees. Data sourced from UNHCR

Countries hosting the largest Syrian refugee populations

MENADecember 10, 2024

People wait for their orders at a Syrian restaurant in the Sixth of October suburb of Cairo. Many of the businesses started by Syrian refugees in Egypt have been in the food and textile sectors. AFP

Syrians in Egypt celebrate fall of Assad regime but not all want to go home

MENADecember 10, 2024

Members of the Syrian community hold opposition flags as they rally in Gothenburg, in western Sweden. AFP

UK and European nations suspend Syrian asylum applications

EuropeDecember 09, 2024

SilaiWali has converted 15,500kg of scrap fabric into more than 12,000 dolls. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National

Afghan refugee women in India craft dolls from scrap fabric

AsiaDecember 06, 2024

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