Syrian refugee

Haunted by a sinking ship

Thamer & Thayer, brothers from Syria, escaped war, then unrest in Libya only to be faced with death on the Mediterranean

Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp

Greece begins evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.

The Syrian refugee who's become a star in Germany

A Syrian actor - with help from a filmmaker friend - has become an overnight sensation in Germany by posting YouTube videos about the everyday life of a refugee.

EU calls on Turkey to let Syrian refugees cross border

Officials in the EU have urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border at Kilis after fleeing fighting.

IS blows up columns in Syria's Palmyra to execute 3

The Islamic State jihadist group executes three people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by binding them to three historic columns and blowing them up, a monitoring group said.

US pours scorn on Assad Moscow trip

The White House has strongly condemned a visit to Moscow by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016

Haunted by a sinking ship

Thamer & Thayer, brothers from Syria, escaped war, then unrest in Libya only to be faced with death on the Mediterranean

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp

Greece begins evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.

March 30, 2016
March 30, 2016

The Syrian refugee who's become a star in Germany

A Syrian actor - with help from a filmmaker friend - has become an overnight sensation in Germany by posting YouTube videos about the everyday life of a refugee.

February 7, 2016
February 7, 2016

EU calls on Turkey to let Syrian refugees cross border

Officials in the EU have urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border at Kilis after fleeing fighting.

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

IS blows up columns in Syria's Palmyra to execute 3

The Islamic State jihadist group executes three people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by binding them to three historic columns and blowing them up, a monitoring group said.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

US pours scorn on Assad Moscow trip

The White House has strongly condemned a visit to Moscow by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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