TO Hassan Al Kontar, Mars is an increasingly attractive and possibly the only way out of the transit lounge of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The Syrian has lived at the terminal in Sepang for more than 100 days now, watching the people go by while his funds and options dwindle by the...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday refugees in Lebanon could begin a phased return to areas of Syria that have become safe, and that should happen before a political solution is reached for the conflict. Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday refugees in Lebanon...

Cypriot authorities have safely escorted a boat carrying 61 Syrian refugees to shore after spotting it off the coast of the Mediterranean island, they said Thursday. The vessel was intercepted late Wednesday evening off the island’s northwestern coast after embarking from Turkey, police said....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Key refugee councils in the Lebanese border town of Arsal assured that UNHCR had never discouraged them from returning, calling on the Lebanese government and the United Nations’ refugee agency to find common ground over the crisis as more than 60,000 Syrians live in Arsal....