21 October 2014
Beirut: The Lebanese government has announced that it will not accept Syrian refugees anymore, state media reported.
Following the meeting of the ministerial committee in charge of the Syrian refugees’ issue, Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas said on Monday the borders, however, would remain open to people travelling for other purposes.
“Any Syrian national is welcome, but not as a refugee. The borders will remain open but refugee flow will be halted.”
He stressed “Lebanon is no longer able to host anymore,” adding that “there were many border areas on the Syrian side that were free of clashes and could host refugees”.
