Syria calls on refugees to return home
Syria has called on those of its citizens who have left the country due to the unrest that began nearly two years ago to return home. The Syrian Interior Ministry […]
UK announces 21 million pounds in new humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
by Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The United Kingdom will provide £21 million in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and the region, British International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced on Saturday. The aid includes winter clothing, food and medicines for Syrian refugees, Greening told reporters at a […]
OIC seeks urgent relief for Syrian refugees
ARAB NEWS Friday 11 January 2013 JEDDAH: Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) launched an appeal to member states and to their various nongovernmental organizations active […]
UN can’t feed 1 million Syrian refugees
ARAB NEWS Wednesday 9 January 2013 GENEVA: The World Food Program said on Tuesday it is unable to help an estimated 1 million Syrians who are going hungry, blaming a lack of security in the war-stricken country. This month, the agency aims to help 1.5 million of the 2.5 million […]
Syrian refugees riot as rainfall worsens camp conditions
AMMAN — Violent riots erupted at the Zaatari Refugee Camp on Tuesday as heavy rain submerged hundreds of tents. According to a security source, Syrian refugees clashed with security forces […]
Injured Syrians pour into Jordan as ‘decisive’ border battle rages
by Taylor Luck, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Dozens of injured Syrians crossed into Jordan late Saturday as fighting continued to intensify in what Syrian rebels are describing as “the decisive […]
Jordan, UN to coordinate more closely on Syrian refugees
by Hani Hazaimeh | Dec 16, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan and the UN on Sunday agreed to create a joint operations centre to coordinate the response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres said. Guterres added that the centre […]
Syrian baker dishes out ‘comfort food’ in Zaatari camp (in Jordan)
by Areej Abuqudairi | Nov 22, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — “When life gets too tough, you should look for comfort food. It soothes your soul,” said Ahmad Naffal, […]
Mormon Charity donates $590,000 to Syrian refugees
AMMAN — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ LDS Charities has donated more than $590,000 in humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees. In a statement sent to The Jordan Times earlier this week, the charity said additional aid is planned in the near future. In coordination with the Jordan […]
Jordan selects Zarqa site for second Syrian refugee camp
by Taylor Luck | Oct 14, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities have chosen a site near the city of Zarqa for its second Syrian refugee camp, officials unveiled […]
Zaatari trailers to ‘kickstart’ Syria rebuilding process
AMMAN — Jordan is studying a proposal to grant Syrian refugees “ownership” of residential trailers to be introduced in the Zaatari camp, allowing families to take the mobile housing with […]
Saudi aid to be delivered through Jordan
RIYADH: BADR AL-QAHTANI ARABNEWS Thursday 2 August 2012 Around 40 aid trucks have been prepared to drive from three cities in Saudi Arabia to Mufraq camp located in the north of Jordan, carrying around 20 tons of household items and food supplies under Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King […]
Syrians protest refugee camp move as authorities tighten movement restrictions
RAMTHA — Hundreds of Syrians on Monday protested against their transfer to a recently opened refugee camp as authorities imposed new regulations restricting their movement within the country. The refugees […]
Jordan bracing for influx of ‘hundreds of thousands’ of Syrian refugees
AMMAN — Jordan is bracing for the potential influx of “hundreds of thousands” of Syrians, officials say, amid an ongoing refugee flow averaging some 500 persons per day. According to a government source, officials are preparing for the potential arrival of up to one million Syrians as part of several […]
Jordan opens new Syrian refugee holding facility amid emerging humanitarian crisis
by Taylor Luck | JORDAN TIMES RAMTHA — Jordanian authorities have opened a third holding facility for Syrian refugees amid an ongoing influx of Syrians carrying stories of kidnappings and […]
Swiss envoy lauds Jordan’s efforts to aid Syrian refugees
by Taylor Luck | Petra | JORDAN TIMES RAMTHA/AMMAN — A Swiss humanitarian envoy on Monday confirmed his country’s support for Jordan’s efforts to host refugees, as relief agencies reported a rise in the number of injured Syrians crossing into the Kingdom. During a field visit to Mafraq and Ramtha […]
Swiss envoy to visit Jordan, discuss aid to Syrian refugees
Petra | Apr 21,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Swiss government envoy in charge of humanitarian assistance to Syrians in Jordan, Manuel Basler, is scheduled to arrive in Amman today to become acquainted with the conditions of Syrian refugees in the Kingdom. During his two-day visit, Basler will meet […]
Jordan prepares makeshift camps to confront Syrian refugee ‘overflow’
by Taylor Luck | Apr 16,2012 | JORDAN TIMES RAMTHA — An ongoing influx of thousands of Syrians into Jordan is prompting authorities to open makeshift ‘holding facilities’ for the […]
Over 1,000 Syrians enter Jordan in ‘refugee exodus’
by Taylor Luck | Mar 28,2012 | JORDAN TIMES RAMTHA/AMMAN — Over 1,000 Syrians poured into Jordan on Wednesday, according to activists and security sources, in what marked the single largest influx of refugees from Syria since the beginning of the year-long crisis. Over 1,000 Syrians fleeing a spike in […]
Jordan: Authorities detain suspected Syrian ‘spies’
by Taylor Luck | Mar 25,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities confirmed on Sunday the arrest of several Syrian army defectors on suspicion of spying for the Syrian regime. According to the Public Security Department (PSD), police forces in Mafraq arrested last week 10 alleged army defectors who entered […]