LEBANON-ARSAL-SYRIAN REFUGEE-RETURN

LEBANON-ARSAL-SYRIAN REFUGEE-RETURN

(240712) -- ARSAL, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A convoy of Syrian refugees departs from Arsal, eastern Lebanon, on July 11, 2024. Around 350 Syrian refugees returned voluntarily on Thursday from eastern Lebanon to Al-Qusayr, a city in western Syria, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian refugees start to return home from Lebanon

STORY: Syrian refugees start to return home from Lebanon DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buses transporting Syrian refugees from Arsal to their homeland 2. various refugees gathered in Arsal 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAZEN EL KOSH, Syrian refugee 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMAD HACHEM, Syrian refugee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HECTOR HAJJAR, Minister of Social Affairs STORYLINE: Hundreds of Syrian refugees on Wednesday returned from different areas in Lebanon to their homeland within the framework of a strategy released earlier this year by Lebanese authorities for this purpose. Refugees speaking to Xinhua expressed their happiness in return after all those years while thanking the Lebanese people for their great hospitality. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAZEN EL KOSH, Syrian refugee "I believe (one day) I'll return home, but I did not expect to go back to my country (so soon). We will hopefully return to our country. May God give you health, and g

LEBANON-ARSAL-SYRIAN REFUGEES-RETURN

LEBANON-ARSAL-SYRIAN REFUGEES-RETURN

(221027) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A displaced Syrians' camp is seen in the town of Arsal, Lebanon, on Oct. 26, 2022. Around 500,000 Syrian refugees have registered for their voluntary return from Lebanon to their homeland, and Lebanon on Tuesday called on the international community and donors to facilitate their forthcoming homeward return, the National News Agency reported. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

LEBANON-ARSAL-SYRIAN REFUGEES-RETURN

LEBANON-ARSAL-SYRIAN REFUGEES-RETURN

(221027) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A displaced Syrian packs belongings on a truck in preparation for returning to Syria in the town of Arsal, Lebanon, on Oct. 26, 2022. Around 500,000 Syrian refugees have registered for their voluntary return from Lebanon to their homeland, and Lebanon on Tuesday called on the international community and donors to facilitate their forthcoming homeward return, the National News Agency reported. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)