AS MIGRANT TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE A BIGGER CRISIS LOOMS IN MIDEAST

The United Nations is urging countries worldwide to grant asylum to 130,000 Syrians in the coming year... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REFUGEE RECEIVES ?40,000 IN DONATIONS IN 24 HOURS AFTER VIRAL PHOTO SELLING PENS

When Mr Attar was informed of the rising donation total, he told a member of the campaign I want to help other Syrians ... READ MORE›

THE MAP SHOWING THE MOST DANGEROUS EUROPEAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS

Also deemed on a high threat are Lebanon Egypt Australia Thailand and Tunisia... READ MORE›

REFUGEE PICTURED SELLING PENS IN BEIRUT SAYS HE'LL HELP OTHER SYRIANS WITH THOUSANDS RAISED FROM INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN

Before the Syrian civil war, which has caused 12 million Syrians to flee their homes, Abdul worked in a chocolate factory in Syria... READ MORE›

SYRIAN 'HERO BOY' APPEARS TO BRAVE SNIPER FIRE TO RESCUE TERRIFIED GIRL IN DRAMATIC VIDEO

The group found that sniper fire killed 389 Syrian children under the age of 17 between March 2011 and August 2013... READ MORE›

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SAVE SYRIAN CHILDREN, SAVE SYRIA

There have, though, been plenty of equally horrific images of dead Syrian children in the media in recent years... READ MORE›

'EVERYONE WANTS TO LEAVE': DEATH OF HOPE DRIVES YOUNG SYRIANS TO EUROPE

'Everyone wants to leave' death of hope drives young Syrians to Europe... READ MORE›

NUMBER OF SYRIAN REFUGEES CLIMBS TO MORE THAN 4 MILLION

This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation Antonio Guterres the United Nations high commissioner for refugees said in a statement... READ MORE›

IF WE DO NOTHING ABOUT SYRIA, THEN THE REFUGEES WILL KEEP ON COMING

A few years ago I went to Palmyra, and other places in Syria, and realised that it was a place of unbelievable cultural richness... READ MORE›

RIOT POLICE CLASH WITH REFUGEES IN LESBOS

Meawwhile a newborn boy was found dead after his migrant parents reached the shores of another Greek island in a boat from Turkey on Saturday... READ MORE›

AS TRASH IN LEBANON PILES UP SO DOES CONTEMPT

The country has long marketed itself as a beach destination, and before the civil war drew tourists from Europe seeking to water ski near downtown... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE SHOWS IMAGES OF ANCIENT SYRIAN TEMPLE DESTRUCTION

Islamic State has proclaimed a caliphate to rule over all Muslims from territory it holds in both Syria and Iraq... READ MORE›

ISIL LAY MINES IN SYRIA'S ANCIENT PALMYRA RUINS

Palmyra has been looted by government forces damaged in fighting and last week a section of its north defensive wall was hit by a regime airstrike... READ MORE›

ISISS DESTRUCTION OF PALMYRA: THE HEART HAS BEEN RIPPED OUT OF THE CITY'

Isiss destruction of Palmyra The heart has been ripped out of the city'... READ MORE›

ICELANDERS OPEN THEIR HEARTS AND HOMES TO SYRIAN REFUGEES

Around 13,000 people from Iceland's population of little over 300,000 joined a Facebook page, Syria is Calling, asking the government to take in more Syrian refugees... READ MORE›

NEW DIPLOMACY SEEN ON US-RUSSIAN EFFORTS TO END SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

The United States and its allies have long said no Russia says yes, adding that Mr. Assad's departure cannot be a precondition for talks... READ MORE›

AN IDEALIST 'SIMPLY TRYING TO HELP'

Mr Kassig founded an aid group that focused on providing Syrian refugees with medical supplies and food... READ MORE›

LACK OF FUNDS: WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME DROPS AID TO ONE-THIRD OF SYRIAN REFUGEES

Jordan hosts about 630,000 Syrian refugees, including more than half a million in communities and the rest in camps... READ MORE›

SYRIAS EXODUS ISNT A EUROPEAN PROBLEM. ITS THE WHOLE WORLDS

This time, large numbers of Syrian refugees are flocking to Europe because of its geographic proximity... READ MORE›

FACTBOX: WAYS TO HELP REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN EUROPE AND BEYOND

CARE www.care.org CARE has operations in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and Syria, offering all kinds of assistance to people affected by the Syrian conflict... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REFUGEE FATHER WHO USED TO SELL PENS ON THE STREETS OF BEIRUT NOW OWNS 3 BUSINESSES

Mr Attar used the money to start his businesses and also gave away around ?16,000 of it to friends and family in Syria... READ MORE›

MASS KILLINGS BY ISIS FIGHTERS IN SYRIAN KURDISH TOWN

Dozens of Islamic State fighters were killed, too, the group said... READ MORE›

ANGELINA JOLIE VISITS SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN TURKEY

During her visit, Jolie met with Syrian refugees and heard how they had escaped their country... READ MORE›

Bahrain Bahrain has also participated in or supported the US-led military action against IS in Syria... READ MORE›

HOW TO SLOW THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE

Europe, with Germany's leadership, can muster the political will necessary because it can see that a no-fly zone in Syria can ease the refugee crisis... READ MORE›

BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES SHOW THE DESTRUCTION OF PALMYRA'S TREASURED TEMPLE

On Tuesday, the Islamic State released video footage reportedly showing the destruction of the treasured Baal Shamin Temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra... READ MORE›

A ROADMAP FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

Hezbollah has been wary of Sunni-backed militants that threaten to bring the war to Lebanon if Hezbollah doesn't get out of Syria... READ MORE›

THE GRIM REALITY FACED BY THE SYRIAN REFUGEES STRANDED IN LEBANON

Refugee crisis The grim reality faced by the Syrian refugees stranded in Lebanon... READ MORE›

THE LAST FEW DOCTORS STILL IN ALEPPO SENT A LETTER TO OBAMA PLEADING FOR HELP

BEIRUT -- It's an extraordinary plea to the American president from the handful of Syrian doctors still working in rebel-held Aleppo... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN WORK BEIRUT STREETS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES

Like many Syrians pouring into Lebanon, Aboudi and Abdullah's father has been unable to find work... READ MORE›