The governor of Greece's northern Aegean region says authorities have managed to register 20,000 refugees and migrants who had been on the island of Lesbos in the space of three days, significantly easing the overcrowding on the island. Regional governor Christiana Kalogirou told...

Islam Amy fighters have seized control of Tel Kurdi district in the northeastern suburbs of the capital amid intense efforts to liberate detained females from the central prison of Damascus, activists said on Friday. Jaysh al-Islam, the dominant rebel group in Eastern Ghouta suburbs, said...

Most vulnerable Syrian refugees do not even have an opportunity to flee to Europe although over 360,000 Syrian refugees in countries neighboring Syria have stopped receiving food assistance amid funding shortage, the U.N. warned. World Food Programme...

Islam Amy fighters have pressed slow advances near the central prison of Damascus amid intense efforts to liberate detained females, including activists, who were put in the custody northeast the capital, rebel commanders said Thursday. Jaysh al-Islam, the dominant rebel group in Eastern Ghouta...