The Syrian regime army backed by allied Hezbollah militia have advanced in western Syria after heavy Russian airstrikes in areas around the main highway running through major cities, Reuters said on Sunday. After deadly clashes Bashar al-Assad army military and Lebanese militiamen took control...

European Union governments are set to agree on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants among the hundreds of thousands who have failed to win asylum as they try to cope with a surge in refugees from war-torn Syria. Diplomats say interior ministers meeting in...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Syrian Turkmen refugees in Lebanon accuse Turkey of ignoring their suffering, there are almost 5,000 families of them in Lebanon. Ibrahim, a-13-year old boy from the village of "Zara" in the countryside of Homs, looks for empty cans, worn-out shoes and plastic...

Glasgow will become the first British city to accept Syrian refugees since the current crisis began with dozens set to arrive before Christmas. The city council has made an agreement with the Home Office to identify 63 people from refugee camps in Lebanon and Iraq. Families are expected to...