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Jordan king: ‘The dam is going to burst’ on Syrian refugees

By Editor One on February 2, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Jordan, Mideast, Syria, Top Stories, World Links

Special to WorldTribune.com Jordan can no longer take in Syrian refugees without international assistance, King Abdullah said. The country is at its “boiling point,” Abdullah told the BBC. He said that Jordan has spent 25 percent of its budget on the hundreds of thousands of refugees. “Sooner or later, I think, the dam is going […]

Merkel: Once ISIL is defeated, refugees must leave Germany

By Editor One on February 1, 2016 Africa / Europe, BB Africa, Exclusives, Germany, Iraq, Mideast, Syria, Top Stories, World Links

Special to WorldTribune.com The 1.1 million refugees who have entered Germany since last year must leave when Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is defeated, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “We need to say to people that this is a temporary residential status and we expect that, once there is peace in Syria again, […]