The number of Syrian refugees in the Middle East will nearly double over the next year to exceed four million, the United Nations said Monday as it launched its appeal for funds. Another 9.3 million people are expected to be in need of aid inside the war-ravaged nation by the end of...

A Syrian toddler died Sunday when a fire ripped through the family tent in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon, a security official told AFP.   "Mahmud al-Arfan, who was 18 months old, was burned alive when the tent where his family lived caught fire," the official...

  More than 2 million Syrians have fled their country, according to the United Nations refugee agency. With nowhere to go and often with just the clothes on their backs, many end up in refugee camps that are both overcrowded and overwhelmed. Many organizations are offering supplies,...

Thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift camps in Lebanon were weathering a winter storm on Wednesday that brought snow, rain and freezing temperatures to the country. In northern Arsal, just across the border from Syria, layers of snow sat atop flimsy shelters housing tens of...