The EU said Wednesday it had agreed on how to finance a three billion euro ($3.3 billion) deal to aid Syrian refugees in Turkey, in exchange for Ankara's help stemming the flow of migrants, after resolving a dispute with Italy. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had stalled on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanon's army killed two Syrian refugees and arrested 11 in the town of Arsal near the border with Syria on Wednesday in what it claimed a raid on Islamic State cells, residents told Zaman al-Wasl. The Lebanese army has killed a man and his wife who fled the town of Qara in...

Prosecutors in Germany are investigating the activities of a 35-year-old Syrian doctorate student they suspect of being involved in a propaganda video for Islamic State (IS) militants. Prosecutors in Frankfurt also suspect the unnamed man of posting a symbol resembling the IS...

Under huge strain from an influx of unaccompanied children seeking asylum, the Swedish government faces political pressure to undertake medical tests like X-rays to vet the age of young refugees despite opposition from doctors and lawyers. The controversy reflects tensions...