Jennifer Holleis   Despite increased crackdowns on Syrian refugees in countries like Turkey and Lebanon, most Syrians don't want to go back  both for safety and economic reasons. When Turkish security forces detained Abdul Qader Basmaji in March this year, there...

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) –  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's media adviser Luna al-Shibl died on Friday three days after being injured in a car crash, Assad's office announced. "The presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic mourns the death of the adviser Luna al-Shibl, who...

Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and top Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and negotiations aimed at reaching a ceasefire there during a meeting, Hezbollah said on Friday. Nasrallah received Hamas deputy chief Hayya for the...

Here we go again. Since shortly after the beginning of Syria’s civil war, countries faced with the prospect of hosting Syrian refugees  have touted the idea  of “safe areas” within Syria to which refugees could be returned, despite the fact that such zones historically  have...