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200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink  At least 58 people, all Ethiopians except for four Somalis, are confirmed dead and a further 37 remain unaccounted Iraqi refugees head home from Syria  Convoys of buses are marking the first time that some of the 1.5 million Iraqis who fled to Syria are returning home as part of an organized plan Iraqis return home 'in thousands'   An estimated 1,000 people a day are returning across Iraq's borders having previously moving abroad to escape the violence Provinces 'limit refugees'  The UN agency has said the options for Iraqis fleeing violence are being narrowed by an increasing number of provinces refusing them entry Iraq neighbours want refugee aid  Jordan is hosting a conference aimed at finding ways to ease the burden of countries with large numbers of Iraqi refugees Israel to let in stranded Gazans  Israel will allow a number of Palestinians who have been trying to flee the Strip to enter Israel for urgent medical treatment Gazans trapped at Israeli crossing
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  More than 100 foreigners trapped in Gaza  Western governments stepped up efforts to rescue their citizens from Gaza as violence swept the area for the 12th day in a row UN gears up for return of displaced Iraqis  Many of people believe it's getting safer and easier to return to their homes in once-perilous neighborhoods 52 Somalis die in smuggling attempt  The boat smuggling them across the gulf to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days   Somalis into Yemen in record numbers  Intensifying violence, food shortages and widespread drought are driving an increasing number of Somalis to seek asylum Iraqi asylum seeker numbers jump  An increase in Iraqi asylum seekers in 2007 has contributed to the reversal of a downward trend in asylum applications to developed countrie... Iranian Jews slam 'emigrant stunt'  The well-publicized landing of 40 Jews in Israel spurred glee among some Israelis and the immigrants themselves Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel
  Iraqis top list of refugees seeking asylum

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Oct.22   Iraq
  For the 4th year in a row, Iraqis top a growing roster of people seeking asylum in an industrialized nation
Jan.7   Gaza

year 2008 Top ^

Dec.1   Iraq
Sep.28   Yemen
May.6   Yemen
Mar.17   Iraq

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.26   Israel
Dec.25   Israel
  Greeted by joyous relatives and a crowd of reporters, about 40 Jews landed in Israel, leaving behind their lives in the Islamic republic
Dec.18   Yemen
Nov.28   Syria
Nov.21   Syria
Oct.9   Iraq
Jul.25   Jordan
Jun.20   Israel
  Gaza
  Hundreds of terrified fleeing rule were trapped at a squalid crossing, hoping for permission to pass through Israeli territory to the West Bank

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Aug.26   Iraq Leading archaeologist flees  Donny George, a Christian, is reported to have said poor security and political pressures forced him out

year 2005 Top ^

Aug.22   Gaza Settlers leave last outpost
  All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses
May.7   Lebanon Anti-Syrian exile back in Lebanon  Michel Aoun, a former Lebanese Army general, made a triumphant return after nearly 14 years of exile

year 2003 Top ^

Jul.31   Jordan   Saddam's daughters in Jordan
  Raghad, 35, and Rana, 33, arrived as guests of King Abdullah. They brought with them their 9 children
Jul.30   Iraq   Refugees make joyful return  The first 240 Iraqi refugees to be repatriated since the fall of Saddam have made a return to their homeland

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Jul.18   West Bank Militants' relatives to be deported  The Israeli army has arrested 21 close male relatives of suicide bombers and plans to deport them to the Gaza Strip

year 2000 Top ^


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