A Syrian refugee family on their way back on July 29, 2025, near the Masnaa border crossing. Photo provided by our correspondent Sarah Abdallah/L'Orient-Le Jour.
As announced in early July, the first phase of the "voluntary return" program for Syrian migrants and refugees in Lebanon was officially launched on Tuesday, under the supervision of Lebanese authorities and in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The initiative follows the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.Lebanon’s General Security oversaw the return of 71 individuals from 16 families, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a security source confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour. The first convoy — comprising three buses — crossed the Lebanese-Syrian border in the morning via the Masnaa border crossing in eastern Bekaa. This is currently the only open point for conducting this pilot phase."Three buses transporting 71 refugees, as well as three...
As announced in early July, the first phase of the "voluntary return" program for Syrian migrants and refugees in Lebanon was officially launched on Tuesday, under the supervision of Lebanese authorities and in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The initiative follows the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.Lebanon’s General Security oversaw the return of 71 individuals from 16 families, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a security source confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour. The first convoy — comprising three buses — crossed the Lebanese-Syrian border in the morning via the Masnaa border crossing in eastern Bekaa. This is currently the only open point for conducting this pilot phase."Three buses transporting 71 refugees, as well as...
