The Syrian civil war has forced thousands of Palestinians to flee the country. Many of these "double refugees" have gone to Lebanon, but some have made their way to Gaza, where they say they have met a warm welcome despite the tough living conditi...

Fifteen students were killed and a number of others injured, some critically, after mortar shells fell on the college of architecture at Damascus University. At Damascus International Airport, the Free Syrian Army targeted an Iranian cargo militar...

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who called for a national unity government. One of the major hurdles facing Lebanon is how to handle neighboring Syria's civil war, which shows no signs...

US Secretary of State John Kerry said the longer Syria's two-year civil war goes on, the greater the danger of its institutions collapsing and extremists getting their hands on the Arab country's vast chemical weapons arsenal.

According to Save the Children, two million Syrian children are facing malnutrition and disease, while tens of thousands are living in squalid conditions in refugee camps. In the report titled "Childhood Under Fire," the charity warns of an emergi...

Syrian refugees seeking shelter away from violence in the country are being gunned down by President Assad's forces alongside the Jordanian border, a recent video has revealed. The video, aired by Al Arabiya television on Sunday, showed several in...

In a refugee camp in southeast Turkey, Syrian refugees are getting a taste of democracy. Elections are being held for a council to run the camp known as "Container City." The candidates -- who include plenty of women -- describe the vote as prepar...

The worst storms in a decade may have passed, but for many Syrian refugees living in camps along the borders, the weather remains bitterly cold. In Turkey, temperatures are falling below zero at night but aid agencies there are credited with offer...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the war in Syria will be over soon. He made the statement in a visit to refugee camps on the border. It comes as the Syrian army steps up its campaign against opposition fighters.

Iraqi Kurdistan is welcoming hundreds of Kurds fleeing from Syria every day and the influx has given fresh energy to the Kurdish drive for independence. The region's ruling party has been giving military training to Syrian Kurds to help them defen...