The UN High Commissioner for Refugees announced on Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees on Lebanese territory has grown to exceed 325,000. The report added that only approximately 203,000 refugees are registered at the refugee agency while over 122,000 are still waiting for their registration process. Lebanon has been facing difficulties dealing with the increasingly high number of refugees fleeing Syria’s violent uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, which has killed more than 70,000 people since its outbreak in March 2011.

 

Meanwhile Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Tuesday told a delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council that he will work towards effectively remaining impartial on the Syrian crisis.