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Syrian activist, daughter stabbed to death in Istanbul

A Syrian anti-Assad activist and her journalist daughter have been found dead at their home in Istanbul, police said Friday. The bodies of Orouba Barakat, 60, and her 22-year-old daughter Hala Barakat were found in their apartment in Uskudar, a neighborhood on the Asian shore of the...

Syrian refugee held in London tube bombing is released

A Syrian refugee arrested in connection with the recent London subway attack was released without charge on Thursday, the British police said. No further action is due to be taken against the man, Yahyah Farroukh, 21, who was arrested by an undercover police squad late Saturday night...

Lebanon: Syrian refugees in border zone at risk

 (HRW)- Many Syrian refugees in Arsal, a border town in northeast  Lebanon  recently cleared of armed groups, face pressure to return to Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. Some have already returned to Syria because of the harsh conditions in Arsal.  A recent Human...