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              Refugees

              The latest news and stories on refugees and asylum seekers

              Sudanese people in London protest over human rights abuses in the country. Getty Images

              Britons want to reduce ties with Sudan government amid concerns over asylum and Islamism

              UKJune 23, 2026
              Displaced Palestinians are among the millions of refugees around the world. EPA

              Dignity and safety of refugees must be protected, says Sheikha Jawaher

              UAEJune 20, 2026
              A group of asylum seekers board a boat in northern France to cross the English Channel. Reuters

              More than 1,200 migrants cross English Channel during heatwave

              UKMay 28, 2026
              Afghans including those who worked for the US, Nato, EU and the UN in Afghanistan wait outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee after Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021. EPA

              Threats to send asylum-seekers to Africa are racist

              CommentApril 30, 2026
              A French police officer enters the water to stop people boarding a boat. Getty Images

              Riot police to man French beaches to prevent migrant channel crossings

              EuropeApril 23, 2026
              INID cards are issued to citizens at the Iraqi embassy in London. Photo: Iraqi embassy in the UK

              Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

              UKApril 17, 2026
              Dilshad Shamo, left, and Ali Khdir have admitted being part of a smuggling ring. NCA; PA Wire

              People smugglers operating 'travel service' for migrants out of car wash jailed

              UKApril 10, 2026
              The scale of humanitarian needs is continuing to outstrip available funding. Photo: UNHCR

              War has worsened humanitarian crisis already at breaking point, says UN adviser

              UAEMarch 12, 2026
              Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announcing reforms to the asylum and migration system. PA

              Doctors to get speedier settlement rights in UK's biggest migrant policy shake-up in a generation

              UKMarch 05, 2026
              People who set out from France are taken ashore at the port of Dover in Kent, southern England. PA Wire

              December day record for small boat arrivals adds pressure on UK government

              UKDecember 22, 2025
              Then-Iraqi President Barham Salih, soon to be head of the UNHCR, in Baghdad in March 2019. AP Photo

              Iraq's Barham Salih confirmed as new UNHCR head in historic move

              USDecember 18, 2025
              President Sheikh Mohamed issued the directive for the initiative, which aims to support 135 million people across 23 aid operations worldwide. Chris Whiteoak / The National

              UAE to pledge $550 million to UN humanitarian appeal

              UAEDecember 09, 2025
              The Ghazzi family prepare kibbeh and lentil soup in a Syrian cooking demonstration at George Washington University
              Play03:49

              Kibbeh and courage: How a Syrian family is catering for an uncertain future in the US

              MENADecember 05, 2025
              A mural of Alan Kurdi, the Kurdish-Syrian child who drowned while trying to reach Europe with his family, on a roadside near Duhok, Iraq. AFP

              My hope is for Syria to remain in the news for happier reasons than in the past decade

              CommentDecember 05, 2025
              Migrants disembark from a British Border Force vessel in Dover, on the UK's south coast. Reuters

              UK given powers to seize migrants' phones in bid to tackle people smugglers

              UKDecember 02, 2025
              Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood outlines the new reforms to seeking asylum, in the UK Parliament. AFP

              Britain accused of diluting 'proud tradition' of protecting political refugees

              UKNovember 17, 2025
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