Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra musicians unite for concert to aid Syrian refugeesimage
24 Dec 2015

Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra musicians unite for concert to aid Syrian refugees

Music director Osmo Vanska conducted the Minnesota Orchestra’s first concert of two in Havana, Cuba, in May. The Minnesota Orchestra […]

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Beeton school raises money for Syrian refugee committeeimage
23 Dec 2015

Beeton school raises money for Syrian refugee committee

The giving spirit of the season was on full display last week at Monsignor J.E. Ronan Catholic School in Beeton. […]

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Kitchener libraries add Arabic books to help Syrian refugeesimage
23 Dec 2015

Kitchener libraries add Arabic books to help Syrian refugees

At Forest Heights Library, there is a little display of books and materials in Arabic, a new addition to help […]

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Mountain of donations for Syrian refugees in Edmontonimage
23 Dec 2015

Mountain of donations for Syrian refugees in Edmonton

Volunteers sorted through a mountain of donations at the Edmonton Emergency Relief Services Society on Tuesday, all of it destined […]

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Syrian refugee Ameer Mehtr swims for 7 hours to start new life in Europeimage
22 Dec 2015

Syrian refugee Ameer Mehtr swims for 7 hours to start new life in Europe

The ex-swimmer trained for nearly every day with a coach in the sea off the coast of Beirut to make […]

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Syrian refugee pianist awarded Beethoven human rights prizeimage
21 Dec 2015

Syrian refugee pianist awarded Beethoven human rights prize

Syrian refugee Aeham Ahmad was granted the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights, Peace, Inclusion and the Fight Against Poverty. […]

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Edward Norton Hopes to Help More Families After Starting Fundraising Campaign for Syrian Refugeeimage
21 Dec 2015

Edward Norton Hopes to Help More Families After Starting Fundraising Campaign for Syrian Refugee

You get what you give. Such is the case with Edward Norton and the amount of support and positive feedback […]

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Turkish businessman opens houses to Syrian refugeesimage
21 Dec 2015

Turkish businessman opens houses to Syrian refugees

Akfen Holding Chairman Hamdi Akın has opened some of his houses to Syrian refugees in Istanbul after he saw the […]

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Volunteers need help shipping food to Jordan refugee campimage
21 Dec 2015

Volunteers need help shipping food to Jordan refugee camp

Thanks to more than 1,500 volunteers who gave up their Saturday earlier this month, Syrian refugees in Jordan soon will […]

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‘Private sector must help Syrian children’: Renziimage
11 Dec 2015

‘Private sector must help Syrian children’: Renzi

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi urged companies on Thursday to do more to help children in war-torn Syria, saying improving […]

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