An unusual collection of 2,000-year-old glassware is providing Syrian refugees in the Renfrewshire town of Paisley with a connection to their homeland, five years after they settled in Scotland. The 30-piece collection, dating back to Roman times, was bequeathed to Paisley Museum in 1948 by...

The Tribal Council of Palmyra decided to form two judiciary bodies, a police force, a monitoring body, and a reconciliation bureau to resolve disputes between the people of this forgotten region. In consultation with all bodies and leaders of the factions located in the 55 km area on the...

A 3.5 metres tall puppet of a little girl is due to make the 8,000 kilometre journey from the Syrian-Turkish border to the UK in an effort to highlight the plight of child refugees. Little Amal, as she has been named, will set off in April and is expected to arrive in the UK in July as part...

A Syrian refugee in Lebanon set himself ablaze outside the Beirut headquarters of the UN’s refugee agency on Thursday, a spokesman for the organization told AFP. “In a tragic incident this morning, a Syrian refugee registered with UNHCR tried to self-immolate by setting himself on fire...