( The New Arab )- For months, Canadian airports have hosted scenes of unbridled joy and relief, as Syrian families separated by years of war and forced displacement have finally been reunited. But what should have been a joyous event this week for Mohammad al-Rayyan and his family has been...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei called on wealthy Gulf Arab states to take in more Syrians displaced by six years of civil war, saying the surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East was a "test for humanity." Ai, often described as China's most high-profile artist and dissident, has won...

Laughter rings out and there is an atmosphere of excitement and joyful chaos. Children are perched on stilts, others spin plates or happily perform aerial dances. This is not a big top circus in a major city but a house in southeastern Turkey, where Syrian refugee children learn circus...

Ahmad Mustafa fled northern Syria to Turkey four months ago, badly injuring his hand along the way. But while the free healthcare he gets as a refugee is helping him heal, Mustafa and many of the nearly 3 million Syrian migrants who have fled to Turkey are gradually losing hope for their...