UN calls on countries to keep border opens for Syrian refugees January 17, 2014 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN refugee agency's chief has renewed a call on all nations to keep their borders open to Syrians fleeing their country, saying Syria's neighbors should not be "left alone" to cope with the influx, the Associated Press reports. More than 2 million people have been uprooted from their homes in Syria's civil war, many scattered in refugee camps and informal settlements dotting neighboring Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq. UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres said during a meeting with officials from countries neighboring Syria Friday that the international community needed to assume "a true attitude of burden-sharing." Guterres said: "It is unacceptable to see Syrian refugees drowning and dying in the Mediterranean Sea or being pushed back from borders." Related links:   Top stories Sisi spoke by phone to French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi about the Libya situation. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denied any rift with EU leaders, saying, "I keep hearing people trying to create one. "As two neighbors, Iran and Russia have common viewpoints toward political, regional and global issues," Dehghan said. At least 2,500 and possibly up to 5,000 suspects have traveled from Europe to conflicts in Syria and Iraq, Wainwright said.   Partner news |  Latest news Blake Lively to star in “World War Z” helmer’s “All I See Is You”  “All I See Is You” is a unique and visually-driven psychological drama that tells the story of a blind woman and her husband.Jack Huston to topline long-rumored reboot of “The Crow”: report Luke Evans became the latest actor to quit the reboot, after Tom Hiddleston and Alexander Skarsgård were previously linked to the project.Argentinean-Armenians rally against Sumgait, Baku, Kirovabad pogroms The rally was organized by AYF and was attended by over 300 people along with a number of political organizations that support the Armenian cause.Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” tops U.S. Hot 100 chart for 8th week Ellie Goulding moves up to a new peak of three with Fifty Shades of Grey single “Love Me Like You Do”, Maroon 5 are at four with “Sugar.” |
