REPORT: General Security chief inspects Masnaa border crossing

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REPORT: General Security chief inspects Masnaa border crossing
Director General of General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, inspected on Monday the Masnaa border crossing to follow up on the new measures limiting the entry of Syrians fleeing their war-torn country.            

Following his tour, Ibrahim stressed that "the said procedures will continue to be implemented despite criticism".    

On the 5th of January, Lebanon began limiting the flow of Syrians entering the country as it struggles to cope with a flood of asylum seekers fleeing the civil war next door.        

The unprecedented restrictions that went into effect Monday establish new categories of entry visas for Syrians and sharply limit the period of time they may stay in Lebanon.               

Lebanon hosts more than a million Syrian refugees and has the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world. It already started last year to limit the entry of people fleeing the Syrian civil war.         

The Lebanese government has appealed for funds to help it cope with the number of refugees. Local resentment has occasionally spilled over into attacks on Syrians.             

Many who fled the war at home live in the poorest parts of the country and have taken shelter with families, in camps and in abandoned buildings. Some Syrians, including children, beg on the streets of the capital.       


For more details, watch Rita Khoury's report in the video above

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