11 Feb 2015

Promise of Europe Lures Syrians and Smugglers

He left his home in Syria over a year ago and set out more than a dozen times, he said, […]

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11 Feb 2015

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURGE LEADS URUGUAY TO REJECT MALE SYRIAN REFUGEES

The government of Uruguay received international acclaim for its decision last year to accept a high number of refugees from […]

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11 Feb 2015

Kayla Mueller a US aid worker dedicated to Syrian refugees

The portrait that has emerged of 26-year-old Kayla Mueller, the Islamic State hostage whose death has been confirmed by the […]

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11 Feb 2015

Seven killed after migrant boat sinks off southwestern Turkey

At least seven migrants were killed when a boat capsized and sank off Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla Feb. 7. […]

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11 Feb 2015

The Mediterranean Became Europe’s Cemetery.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 3,400 people died in 2014 trying to cross […]

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09 Feb 2015

Lebanon to press EU for more help with refugees

Lebanon will urge the European Union Monday to do more to help minimise the fallout of the Syrian refugee crisis […]

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09 Feb 2015

UN calls for organised quota system for Syrian refugees

For a certain generation, images of desperate Syrian refugees crammed into overcrowded boats carrying their children in their arms may […]

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09 Feb 2015

Prince Charles tours camp for Syrian refugees; UK raises aid

Prince Charles has toured a sprawling camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, chatting with residents and sampling tea and bread […]

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09 Feb 2015

UK pledges £100m extra for Syrian refugees

The UK has pledged a further £100m to help support Syrian refugees who have been forced from their country by […]

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09 Feb 2015

Hospitals in Turkey built to treat the wounded Syrian refugees

As the Syrian conflict continues in full force – thousands continue to seek refuge and medical care in neighboring Turkey, […]

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