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ISRAEL-SUDAN: New wave of Sudanese refugees faces uncertain future
20 June 2007
(IRIN
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Sudanese refugees seeking asylum in Israel undergo tremendous hardships, including arrests, while some end up living on the streets of the southern cities. Around 80 remain incarcerated in Israeli prisons, about half of whom are from the troubled region of Darfur.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72845/ISRAEL-SUDAN-New-wave-of-Sudanese-refugees-faces-uncertain-future
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IRAQ: Fallujah security crackdown preventing access for aid workers
19 June 2007
(IRIN
),
A month-long security crackdown is preventing aid workers from getting to displaced families in the central Iraqi city of Fallujah and its outskirts, while a curfew imposed by US forces is restricting residents’ ability to go out and buy much-needed supplies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72810/IRAQ-Fallujah-security-crackdown-preventing-access-for-aid-workers
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OPT: Formation of new government opens way for more international aid
19 June 2007
(IRIN
),
The USA, the European Union and Israel have announced plans to end the economic restrictions on the Palestinian Authority (PA) over the past year. This, say aid workers, will allow the resumption of long-term development programmes in the occupied Palestinian territory.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72817/OPT-Formation-of-new-government-opens-way-for-more-international-aid
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IRAQ: Noor Muhammad, Iraq, “I was cooking for him but he was already dead”
18 June 2007
(IRIN
),
When my son screamed my name, crying, I ran to the living room and saw his father lying on the ground with bullets in his body on an Iraqi TV channel. The presenter was saying that he was one of the victims of an exchange of fire between insurgents and Iraqi soldiers in Alawi District.
http://www.irinnews.org/HOV/72781/IRAQ-Noor-Muhammad-Iraq-I-was-cooking-for-him-but-he-was-already-dead
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EGYPT: EU grant to tackle rural poverty in South Sinai
18 June 2007
(IRIN
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The European Commission (EC) has awarded 55.5 million euros (about US$74.2 million) for a landmark development project in Egypt’s South Sinai Governorate. The aid will target some of Egypt’s poorest rural populations, including Sinai’s 22,000 Bedouin population, many of whom are failing to benefit from Sinai’s booming tourist economy.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72791/EGYPT-EU-grant-to-tackle-rural-poverty-in-South-Sinai
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IRAQ: Threats, violence in Baghdad threaten new wave of displaced
18 June 2007
(IRIN
),
Sunni families remaining in Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad are being forced to flee their homes: A 72-hour deadline announced by militants for them to leave these areas or face death expires on 18 June.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72793/IRAQ-Threats-violence-in-Baghdad-threaten-new-wave-of-displaced
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IRAQ: Plight of refugees worsens as Syria, Jordan impose restrictions
17 June 2007
(IRIN
),
Every month, tens of thousands of Iraqis flee to Jordan and Syria - the only two neighbouring countries which have opened their borders to Iraqi refugees. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said recently that the"the situation in Iraq continues to worsen", with at least 2.2 million Iraqis sheltering in Jordan and Syria.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72768/IRAQ-Plight-of-refugees-worsens-as-Syria-Jordan-impose-restrictions
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OPT: Aid agencies back to work in the Gaza Strip
17 June 2007
(IRIN
),
UN agencies and many humanitarian organisations resumed full operations in the Gaza Strip on 17 June after internecine violence last week brought their activities to a standstill. Food is available but, with border crossings closed, is running low, power is limited and hospitals remain overcrowded with supplies low.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72773/OPT-Aid-agencies-back-to-work-in-the-Gaza-Strip
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IRAQ: Sectarian violence and displacement follow Samarra attack
14 June 2007
(IRIN
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Civilians are defying a curfew to flee their homes in fear of an increase in sectarian violence after insurgents blew up two minarets at a revered Shia shrine in Samarra on 13 June. Partial destruction of the shrine last year sparked spiralling sectarian bloodshed.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72731/IRAQ-Sectarian-violence-and-displacement-follow-Samarra-attack
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OPT: Most humanitarian operations in Gaza at a standstill
14 June 2007
(IRIN
),
Nearly all humanitarian organisations have suspended operations in the Gaza Strip, due to concerns over the unstable security situation as inter-factional fighting enters its fifth day.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/72734/OPT-Most-humanitarian-operations-in-Gaza-at-a-standstill
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