2,200 Syrian families flee to Lebanon in 5 days November 20, 2013 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN refugee agency said 2,200 Syrian families have fled from the latest clashes in their country and crossed into Lebanon over the past five days, according to the Associated Press. A UNHCR official in Lebanon, Lisa Abou Khaled, said Wednesday, Nov 20, that the families made it to the Lebanese town of Arsal, just across the border from Syria, in one of the largest influxes in recent months. Abou Khaled says the refugees started arriving last Friday amid clashes between Syrian forces and rebels over the strategic town of Qara, which is part of the supply line to opposition-held areas near Damascus. Syrian government troops seized Qara on Tuesday, but fighting still continues in the area. Some 1.4 million Syrians, including 800,000 registered refugees, have fled to Lebanon since Syria's conflict broke out in March 2011. Related links: Related issues:   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
