Syrian Refugees Return From Lebanon to Start Under U.N.-Backed Plan

Lebanon plans returns, but Syrian refugees say they’re not ready

Fourteen years after fleeing their homes, many Syrian refugees in Lebanon say they dream of returning — but that dream remains out of reach. “We have no money to return, no homes in Syria, we’re in debt, and there are no jobs or salaries like here. So we're not thinking of going back,” Khaled Mustafa, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, tells The New Arab.  Lebanon, home to over a million Syrian refugees according to the UN, is pushing ahead with a gov…

Syrian refugees return from Lebanon to start under U.N.-backed plan

Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan providing financial incentives.

Syriac Maronite President Joseph Aoun: Lebanon can no longer bear the heavy burden of Syrian refugees - Syriac Press

BEIRUT – Despite that large numbers of Syrian refugees in Lebanese territory have returned to their home country after the fall of the former Syrian regime, the remaining Syrian refugees in Lebanon continue to pose a heavy burden to the battered country due to the economic crisis it is experiencing. This was the message of Syriac Maronite President Joseph Aoun during a meeting with a delegation of European ambassadors to Lebanon, led by the EU A…