A Lebanese military prosecutor ordered forensics to examine the bodies of four Syrians who died in army custody last week following calls for an inquiry by rights groups, a judge said on Saturday. The four, who the army said had died due to chronic illness, were among several hundred people...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanon's human rights minister called on Thursday for an inquiry into the controversial deaths of a number of Syrians while in the custody of the Lebanese army. "To preserve the army's image and prevent any rumors that may be malicious, we ask the relevant leadership...

The war in Syria continues to be the main reason for thousands of asylum applications in Europe, the EU said on Wednesday. A new report released by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) revealed that, despite a more than 7 percent decline in the number of asylum applications in 2016...

 Lebanon's army said on Tuesday that four Syrian men it had arrested after a raid on a refugee camp on Friday had died while in detention from chronic illnesses. It said in a statement posted on its website that the four were already unwell but that after a routine medical inspection upon...