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Death of Palestinian boy highlights dangers at Iraq border refugee camp
10 Sep 2008 The death of a nine-year-old boy in a road accident on the Iraq-Syria border refocuses attention on the plight of Palestinian refugees in a desert camp. -
Vulnerable Palestinians head towards a new life in Iceland
8 Sep 2008 A group of 29 Palestinian refugee women and children stranded for the last two years on the Iraq-Syria border head towards a new life in Iceland. -
Resettlement to Iceland rescues Palestinians from border camp limbo
4 Aug 2008 After being stranded for the last two years in a makeshift camp on the Iraq-Syria border, 29 vulnerable Palestinian refugees are now set to go to Iceland. -
UNHCR concerned about situation of Palestinians on Iraq border
18 Mar 2008 UNHCR is seeking urgent assistance for more than 2,700 Palestinians living on Iraq's border with Syria and facing an increasingly dire health situation. -
Chilly Iceland gives a warm welcome to South American refugees
4 Jan 2008 Iceland has made a speciality of offering resettlement places to single mothers and children, including a group of 30 who recently arrived from Colombia. -
Baghdad Palestinians hope for passage through India
3 Jan 2008 Some 200 Palestinian refugees who fled Iraq in 2006 say they are struggling with an alien tongue and culture in India, and hope to find a solution elsewhere. -
Conditions deteriorate for 2,000 Palestinians stuck at Iraq-Syria border
9 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency warns that the situation for Palestinians trapped in camps at the Iraq-Syria border is becoming very precarious, with nearly 2,000 people facing deteriorating weather conditions. -
Jordan's Ruweished camp empty as last family leaves
5 Nov 2007 Jordan's Ruweished camp was empty after the last nine Palestinian refugees left the desert facility en route to a new life in Brazil. -
UNHCR helps Palestinians mark Eid in Baghdad
15 Oct 2007 The UN refugee agency was able to bring a little bit of light into the lives of a small group of Palestinian children and their families during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.