Arabs see double standards in Europe's embrace of Ukrainians
Some recalled images of refugees walking for days in harsh weather, or losing lives in perilous sea crossings
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Some recalled images of refugees walking for days in harsh weather, or losing lives in perilous sea crossings
Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighbouring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe.
In the Arab world, where 12 million Syrians have been uprooted by war, critics ranging from Hariri to activists and cartoonists contrast the Western reaction to the refugee crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the way Europe sought to hold back Syrian and other refugees in 2015.
SIDON, Lebanon/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighbouring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe.
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