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...

The Israeli army said Friday it detected three explosive-laden drones and rockets fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel. The army said in a statement that it launched interceptor missiles that downed the projectiles. It added that 25 rockets were fired toward the Western Galilee area and...

“I wish for death,” says Umm Khattab*, a Syrian  refugee  who has called a flimsy tent along the northeast border of  Lebanon  home for years. “We live in constant anxiety and terror. Death has become more merciful than living here.” Her words capture the stark...

As many as 292 million people worldwide were drug users in 2022, up 20% in the last 10 years, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Wednesday. In its World Drug Report 2024, which compiled data from 2022, the agency said it was believed that one out of every 18 people worldwide aged...