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Syrian Refugees: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: UN blames Syrian government, rebels for unspeakable suffering endured by children, according to Globe and Mail. Video: U.N. aid convoy attacked in Syria #039;s besieged Homs Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen took in the breathtaking Petra archeological site and city Friday. The Jordanian city has been inhabited since prehistoric times. CP Video Video Dar. Home. It is a word heard frequently around the littered, hastily constructed housing blocks of Mafraq, Jordan, along the Syrian border, where the number of refugees has just surpassed the number of locals. Everyone is feeling it rents have skyrocketed, poverty and unemployment are high, schools now operate in two shifts, and tensions are escalating. More Related to this Story Harper offers new aid in Jordan, but sees no end to flow of Syrian refugees An aid convoy came under fire in Homs, threatening a U.N.-led humanitarian operation to bring relief to civilians trapped by fighting. Mana Rabiee reports. Reuters Video (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.