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Britain is pressing ahead with a policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, despite a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights that stopped the first plane...

The United Nations said yesterday that Israel's expulsion of 13 Palestinian communities in  the occupied West Bank in order to conduct military exercises is "inhumane and illegal." This came during a visit by UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Samer Abdel Jaber,...

Fifteen European countries, on Friday, urged Israel to stop plans for more illegal settlements in the West Bank, according to an official statement, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are...

A Syrian refugee in Denmark is set to be deported back to Syria, despite being wanted by and having his fingers amputated by Bashar Al-Assad's regime. In a Twitter...

A Danish court has sentenced three leading members of an Iranian-Arab separatist group to prison after being convicted of carrying out espionage for Saudi Arabia. The three men, who...

A Danish district court today found three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group guilty of financing and supporting terrorist activity in Iran in collaboration with Saudi Arabian intelligence...

Human rights organisations disagree with the decision to deem the Damascus area or any area in Syria safe for refugees to return to.

Fuel supplier Bunker Holding, its chief executive and its subsidiary were convicted by a Danish local court today for breaching European Union sanctions by selling jet fuel to war-torn...

Turkey did not invite the ten Western ambassadors who called on the release of a detainee to the Republic Day ceremony, revealing Ankara's ongoing displeasure with the envoys. After...

Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Holland, Norway, Poland and Sweden released a joint statement on Thursday insisting that Israel halt its plans to expand settlements in...

The plan to expel ten Western ambassadors from Turkey was averted due to Ankara's secret diplomatic talks with the United States, it has been revealed. After ten Western ambassadors—from...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for demanding...

An online petition which demands that Denmark should stop the Syrian repatriation policy that puts in danger the residency of a number of Syrian refugees living in the country,...

In March this year, the Danish government declared that the Syrian capital, Damascus, and the territories under the control of the Assad regime are “safe”, enabling it to revoke the resident permits of hundreds of Syrian refugees in Denmark.

Denmark said today that three Danish women, who were evacuated from Syrian detention camps along with their 14 children, had been charged with aiding terrorist activities and illegally travelling...

Germany and Denmark have repatriated dozens of its nationals from the Roj detention camp in north-east Syria last night, making it the latest repatriation operation to be conducted by...

Syria's Foreign Minister has claimed that the doors are open for refugees to return, even as warnings emerge about the dangers that returnees face in regime-controlled territory. Faisal Mekdad...

Denmark has provided Palestine with a  $72 million grant to support its efforts to reach independence. The funds will be spent on local government, agriculture, civil society and in...

The Palestinian flag was raised outside the Danish Parliament building in the capital Copenhagen yesterday, in the first such event to mark Palestinian Flag Day. Organised by the Forum...

Think tank Transnational Institute (TNI) has called on the European Union (EU) to spend its resources saving lives, instead of punishing people seeking safety on its shores. Europe had...

Amnesty International has released a report to say that 66 Syrian refugees who returned home have been detained, forcibly disappeared, and tortured by Syrian security forces. The report, "You're...

Ahmad Mansour’s ambition is "to be one of the leading names in this field and, in the future, to open a company in the development and manufacturing of robots that help people make their lives easier."

Denmark could face legal action for its attempt to deport Syrian refugees from the country, a report has revealed. In March, the Danish government declared that the Syrian capital Damascus and...

Israeli occupation forces yesterday confiscated equipment and cables funded by the European Union (EU) for the redevelopment of the electricity network in Khirbet Al-Simiya village, northwest of Al-Samou' town south of...

A Syrian mother of two has won the right to remain in Denmark. It is a rare victory at a time when the Danish government is threatening to deport...

Anti-immigrant discourse which is dehumanising displaced people is on the rise in Danish government circles and Syrian refugees are bearing the brunt, EUobserver reports today. This comes as parliament yesterday passed...

A 66-Syrian refugee in Denmark has been hospitalised with a stroke and hemiplegia after authorities revoked his residency. Muhammad Samir was told by police he would be moved to...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he saw no evidence that Hamas was operating in a Gaza office building housing international media organisations, including Al Jazeera and the Associated...

Rasha Kairout could be stripped of her residence permit and asylum status after Denmark deemed Damascus and surrounding areas safe for the return of refugees, Anadolu Agency reports. Kairout took refuge...

Denmark has stripped 94 Syrian refugees of their residency status in one week as it presses ahead with a controversial, dangerous policy of maintaining that Syria is safe to...

Denmark's public prosecutor said today it had charged three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group for financing and supporting terrorist activity in Iran and aiding Saudi Arabian intelligence services....

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to a statement issued by a number of countries at the UN Human Rights Council criticising Cairo's human rights records by issuing...