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Erdogan mulls giant ‘refugee city’ in north Syria
He said that the city would be 4,500 square kilometers in area and its infrastructure could be built in cooperation with the international community Middle East -
Canada fulfills promise to take in Syrian refugees
Canada vowed to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees under a program run jointly with the UNHCR Middle East -
Underwater museum spotlights Syrian refugee crisis
British artist Jason deCaires Taylor created the sculpture museum at the bottom of the Atlantic off the coast of Lanzarote Variety -
Cheap loans proposed to ease aid gap in Syria refugee crisis
The closed-door meeting in the Jordanian capital of Amman came a week before an annual Syria aid conference Economy -
Canada set to airlift in first group of Syrian refugees
The first of 25,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in Canada will arrive in the country on Thursday, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau World News -
Syrian refugee crisis a precursor to more population upheavals
Canadian panel hears how factors such as climate change could spell more mass migration Features -
Gum and Roses: Syrian refugee children in sales, not schools
The consequences on children missing education include lack of self-control, self-esteem or confidence to socialize Features -
Anti-migrant rhetoric can be deadly, warns U.N.
U.N. Human Rights Commissioner slams politicians who use derogatory language about refugees and migrants Middle East -
Aid groups say funds for Syrian refugees ‘dangerously low’
The groups said Thursday that just $1 billion out of $4.5 billion pledged for 2015 has been received Middle East -
U.S. to resettle more Syrian refugees in the near future
The U.S. has received 648 Syrian refugees since the crisis began in 2011 Middle East -
Syria’s neighbors are suffering refugee fatigue
Syria’s neighboring states are reaching the point of refugee fatigue Middle East -
Arsal clashes hit Syria refugee camp
Syrians inspect the rubble at a refugee camp that was burnt during clashes with jihadists on August 9, 2014 in the eastern Lebanese town of Arsal, on ... Perspective -
Analysts: Jordan’s Syria position unchanged despite diplomatic escalation
Jordan is home to more than 600,000 Syrian refugees, and has a long border with its northern neighbor Analysis -
Celebrities petition the U.N. for civilian safety in Syria
Some 30 celebrities have petitioned the U.N. demanding they take action to protect civilians, notably Palestinian refugees Entertainment -
The normalization of Syria’s tragedy
If I were asked to highlight some of the many images that have come out of Syria in recent days, there are three that immediately come to mind. First ... Middle East -
Syrians flee Homs
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Charities pledge $400 million to Syria aid
An international donor conference to be held in Kuwait aims to help the U.N. raise $6.5 billion for Syria Middle East -
One new Syrian refugee ‘born every hour’
Since the start of the conflict almost three years ago, more than 21,000 Syrian babies have been born as refugees Middle East -
When governments obstruct charity work
We are confronting a horrible Syrian tragedy at a time when we neither short of money nor the ability to help Middle East -
One night only: charity event in Dubai raises $1 mln for Syria children
International stars Mark Ruffalo, Rooney Mara and Naomie Harris led the red carpet walk of the “One Night to Change Lives” charity event in Dubai Variety -
For Syrian refugees in Domiz, Kurdish is one of few comforts
Amid the small stores and shisha cafes of Domiz, the Kurdish language thrives Features -
Syrian refugees smile despite heavy snowfall
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A Syrian-Kurdish refugee wedding
Syrian-Kurdish refugees celebrate their wedding at a refugee camp in northern Iraq. Perspective -
Children dying in Syria’s ‘town of the starving,’ resident tells Amnesty
Living conditions are getting tougher for Syrian children of Moadamiya al-Sham Features -
Jordan says will ‘take measures’ if Syrian refugee crisis not resolved
Jordan will “take measures” to protect its interests if the Syrian refugee crisis is not resolved, King Abdullah II said on Sunday in ... Middle East -
Palestinians lose more than most in Syrian exodus
Palestinians Mahmoud and Ahmed fled Syria last month for Egypt, where they paid smugglers to bring them to Europe. Once at sea, they were robbed at ... Features -
Lebanon auctions $1.3 million worth of art for Syrian refugee children
An estimated $1.3 million worth of art from more than 130 artists, mostly from Syria and Lebanon, is being auctioned at below-gallery prices in Beirut ... Art and culture -
Flesh-eating parasites, polio outbreak emerging across Syria
Polio and the flesh-eating parasite, leishmaniasis, are among diseases that are suspected to be flaring up in Syria, the World Health Organization ... Middle East -
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 600,000
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has exceeded 600,000 and more than 400,000 of them are living outside refugee camps, the Turkish disaster ... Middle East -
The least that can be done for Syrians
The suffering of the Syrian people from displacement and starvation is beyond imagination. More than five million Syrians, inside the country and ... Middle East