Lebanese delegation headed by caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Ramzi Msharrafieh took part on Wednesday in the International Conference for the Return of Refugees in Damascus. Msharrafieh said at the opening of the conference that the Lebanese government has approved a plan for the return of Syrian refugees. The plan ...
Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Wednesday blamed US sanctions and pressure on the United Nations and Syria’s neighbors for the reticence of more than 5 million refugees who fled the conflict there to return. “There are many hurdles,” Assad said, citing US sanctions, in a speech delivered via video ...