(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian newborn has been taken hostage by a Lebanese hospital as his displaced family can not pay the last $1200 of treatment expenses, activists said Saturday. Family of Mohamed Issa al Kholi, who fled the central Syrian town of Krak des Chevaliers to Lebanese city...

The aunt of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body was photographed on a Turkish beach, sparking worldwide outrage at the refugee crisis, said she hopes her family members will be in Canada by Christmas. Tima Kurdi said Friday that Canada has approved her application to bring her brother Mohammed...

At least six children drowned on Friday in two separate incidents when their boats sank off Turkey while trying to make the risky crossing to Greece, state media reported. A first boat loaded with 55 Syrian and Afghan migrants sank in strong winds and high waves in the Aegean after...

(Reuters)- Hundreds of Moroccans, Algerians and Pakistanis tried to storm the border between Greece and Macedonia on Thursday, tearing down part of the barbed wire fence at the crossing and demanding to be allowed to carry on into northern Europe. They were among about 1,500...