The French government has suspended its honorary consul in Turkey's coastal resort city of Bodrum after she was caught on camera saying the store she runs sells inflatable rafts used by would-be migrants. France 2 television aired footage from a hidden camera on Friday showing the woman,...
One million more people will be displaced within Syria by the end of the year if the war there continues unabated, potentially adding to the flow of refugees to Europe, a senior U.N. official said. Yacoub El Hillo, U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator in Syria, said the conflict...
Some 30,000 people joined a rally in Copenhagen Saturday in favor of taking in thousands of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, police said. "Everything is taking place in a calm and orderly way," said a post on the official Twitter feed of Copenhagen police, indicating that roughly 30,000...
Saudi Arabia says it has taken in about 2.5 million Syrians since the conflict began, its first official response to suggestions that oil-rich Gulf states should do more to address the plight of Syrian refugees. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted an unnamed official at the Foreign...