On 22 April 2024, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Olivér Várhelyi travelled to Beirut to meet with Lebanese leaders and political representatives. Following on from the conclusions of the European Council of 17 and 18 April, the visit was about contributing to the protection of “vulnerable” people and the fight against “smuggling”.
On 18 April 2024, L’Orient-le-jour reported on hundreds of Syrian asylum seekers who had been turned back by the Cypriot authorities. Some boats have returned to the coast of Tripoli in northern Lebanon.
On April 9, 2024, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights denounced the upsurge in attacks against refugees of Syrian origin living in Lebanon. This persecution is fuelled by certain political leaders and a section of the population with xenophobic sentiments.
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