Up to 150 people are feared to have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, while another 150 were rescued and are being returned to Libya, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said Thursday. Libya is a hub for migrants, many of whom try to reach Europe in unseaworthy boats....

When Syrian real estate worker Abu Ahmad was stopped by police in Istanbul he expected a ritual ticking-off for his expired documents, before being allowed on his way. Instead he says he was bundled into a bus packed with 50 men and deported to Syria. The 31-year-old was stopped as he set...

Seven civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike Thursday on residential areas in de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria, according to civil defense agency White Helmets.  According to opposition's observatory, areas that fall within the de-escalation zones in the provinces of...

In a bustling district of the Lebanese capital, a government inspector issues a fine to the manager of a popular restaurant for hiring 17 Syrian refugees without work permits. In a country brimming with foreign workers, the labour ministry is clamping down on businesses employing foreigners...