(Reporting by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Turkish Authorities have freed 8 Syrian refugees, including a woman, were detained in Ataturk airport in Istanbul over using of forged passports, one of the freed refugees told Zaman al-Wasl. Siraj Eddin Allon, who talked to Zaman...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was left momentarily speechless by a young Palestinian refugee during a televised discussion on public broadcaster NDR. Reem, the young Palestinian who arrived from a refugee camp in Lebanon four years ago, addressed Merkel in perfect German saying “I...

Cemal Dede fled his home in a remote Turkmen village in Syria after warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State bombed the house next door. He had no idea he wouldn't be coming back. Dede says the Kurdish YPG militia did not let his family of seven return to...

The UN’s special envoy to Syria thanked Turkey for its acceptance of Syrian refugees Wednesday. Staffan de Mistura met Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu in Ankara. "De Mistura conveyed his appreciation for the substantial effort by Turkey in welcoming and hosting a...