BEIRUT, May 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s General Security Directorate, yesterday, resumed its registration service for Syrian refugees willing to return to their homeland.
The directorate resumed the operation of a registration centre in Arsal, a town in northern Bekaa Region, after suspending its operations on Oct 6 of last year due to logistical reasons.
Around 50 Syrian families, who wish to return to their villages in Western Qalamoun mountains and Al Qusayr, registered their names yesterday.
The directorate said, it would continue to provide the service at the centre, three days a week.
Lebanese authorities have repeatedly called on the international community to assist Lebanon, in returning Syrian refugees to their homeland, as the country suffers from a dire financial crisis and can no longer host many displaced people on its territories.
According to statistics released by the Lebanese government, around two million Syrian refugees are living in Lebanon, a country with a population of more than 5.5 million. The UN Refugee Agency reported that, Lebanon hosts the largest number of refugees per capita and per square kilometre, in the world.– NNN-NNA