The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/syrian-refugees/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:48:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Syrian refugees | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/syrian-refugees/ 32 32 Syrian charged with planning attack on Jews and ‘infidels’ in Berlin https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-charged-with-planning-attack-on-jews-and-infidels-in-berlin/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:41:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3807235 Prosecutors say suspect bought knife, materials to build explosives, and watched content about 'martyrdom' and 'jihad' on social media

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]]> Sharaa to meet with German chancellor as Berlin seeks to deport Syrian refugees https://www.timesofisrael.com/sharaa-to-meet-with-german-chancellor-as-berlin-seeks-to-deport-syrian-refugees/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:25:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3735518 Syrian president's visit being protested by Kurdish and Alawite communities in Germany over violence against minorities in Syria since fall of Assad regime

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]]> Austria set to deport man to Syria, marking first for EU since Assad’s fall https://www.timesofisrael.com/austria-set-to-deport-man-to-syria-marking-first-for-eu-since-assads-fall/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:39:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3589772 Rights groups warn Vienna’s move could set a dangerous precedent, arguing that Syria remains officially unsafe for return under international law

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]]> Suspect in Berlin stabbing is Syrian who wanted to ‘kill Jews,’ police say https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-in-berlin-stabbing-is-syrian-who-wanted-to-kill-jews-police-say/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3488670 19-year-old asylum seeker stabbed 30-year-old Spanish man in the neck near Berlin Holocaust memorial; police find suspect with bloody hands and Quran

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]]> Can Syria’s dwindling Christian community survive under jihadi rebel rule? https://www.timesofisrael.com/can-syrias-dwindling-christian-community-survive-under-jihadi-rebel-rule/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 05:58:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437651 Once loyal to the regime, Syrian Christians have ostensibly joined the national celebration after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. But can they trust the new Islamist rulers' pledges?

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]]> European countries suspend Syrians’ asylum cases, amid calls for deportations https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-countries-suspend-syrians-asylum-cases-amid-calls-for-deportations/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:21:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437652 States say they need time to re-assess risk of persecution in post-Assad Syria, as former refugees dread possible forced return; Austrian interior minister orders deportation plans

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]]> After fall of dynasty, tomb of Assad’s father set on fire in Syria hometown https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-fall-of-dynasty-tomb-of-assads-father-set-on-fire-in-syria-hometown/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:34:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437541 Ordinary citizens wander through home of ousted president, loot luxury goods; Syrian refugees stream back home through Turkish border, hope for better life

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]]> Throngs of Syrian refugees start returning from Turkey, Lebanon after Assad’s fall https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-of-syrian-refugees-start-returning-from-turkey-lebanon-after-assads-fall/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:08:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3435878 People express joy over end of brutal regime, as Turkish officials hope many will return home; Germany and Austria suspend Syrian asylum requests

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]]> Syrians across Europe barely able to contain their joy at Assad’s downfall https://www.timesofisrael.com/jubilant-syrians-across-europe-barely-able-to-contain-their-joy-at-assads-downfall/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 02:12:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3435471 In cities including Berlin, London, Istanbul and Athens, opposition supporters take to the streets to celebrate: 'We're happy. The dictatorship is over. Assad has gone'

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]]> Lebanon rescues Syrians in sinking migrant boat https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-rescues-syrians-in-sinking-migrant-boat/ Sat, 23 Sep 2023 14:33:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3103807 Authorities say they rescued 27 people aboard a vessel that was going down off the country's coast

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]]> UN World Food Programme cuts aid to Syrians in Jordan, citing funding shortfall https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-syrians-in-jordan-citing-funding-shortfall/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:19:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3054566 Monthly cash allowances for all 119,000 refugees in Zaatari and Azraq camps to be reduced from $32 to $21

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]]> ‘I’d rather die’: Syrians in Lebanon fear prison, torture if deported home https://www.timesofisrael.com/id-rather-die-syrians-in-lebanon-fear-prison-torture-if-deported-home/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:16:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3004776 With civil war winding down, Lebanon begins crackdown on undocumented refugees as domestic pressure mounts to send back those who poured across border a decade ago

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]]> As death toll tops 33,000, sorrow turns to tension over Turkey’s earthquake response https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-death-toll-tops-33000-sorrow-turns-to-tension-over-turkeys-earthquake-response/ Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:03:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2949503 In some areas, locals claim it took days for help to arrive, accuse government of political, ethnic discrimination; others angry at burden of Syrian war refugees

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]]> Activist who took Israeli disaster aid global wins humanitarian prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/activist-who-took-israeli-disaster-aid-global-wins-humanitarian-prize/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:42:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2934666 Yotam Polizer heads IsraAid, NGO with 320 staff that provides help at disasters worldwide, will receive prestigious Charles Bronfman Prize

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]]> What’s at stake as Turkey threatens to escalate conflict with Syrian fighters? https://www.timesofisrael.com/whats-at-stake-as-turkey-threatens-to-escalate-conflict-with-syrian-fighters/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 17:19:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2895594 After deadly blast in Istanbul last month, attributed by Turkey to illegal Kurdish groups, specter of incursion raised as Ankara responds with airstrikes against militants in Syria

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