Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to their country on Dec. 9, 2024, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L’Orient-Le Jour)
For the first time since Syria’s war began in 2011, the new government offered a legal return path for refugeesThe new Syrian authorities, who overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024, announced on Monday a series of measures and exemptions aimed at facilitating the legal return of Syrian refugees and migrants who have been residing in Lebanon, both legally and illegally. In certain cases, these measures include waivers of financial penalties and the lifting of any bans on reentry to Syria.The decision, announced by Mazen Alloush, director of local and international relations at the Syrian Authority for Land and Maritime Ports, came on the same day the Lebanese government, led by Nawaf Salam, adopted a plan for the return of Syrian refugees and migrants. The Lebanese government called the process “possible and necessary”...
For the first time since Syria’s war began in 2011, the new government offered a legal return path for refugeesThe new Syrian authorities, who overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024, announced on Monday a series of measures and exemptions aimed at facilitating the legal return of Syrian refugees and migrants who have been residing in Lebanon, both legally and illegally. In certain cases, these measures include waivers of financial penalties and the lifting of any bans on reentry to Syria.The decision, announced by Mazen Alloush, director of local and international relations at the Syrian Authority for Land and Maritime Ports, came on the same day the Lebanese government, led by Nawaf Salam, adopted a plan for the return of Syrian refugees and migrants. The Lebanese government called the process “possible and...