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Lisbons first Syrian restaurant Mezze, run by a dozen refugees, serves up traditional Syrian dishes.

Lisbon's 1st Syrian restaurant a welcome sign for refugees

Leonor Rodrigues was one of the customers immediately won over when Mezze opened in September.

7 Nov 2017 8:01 PM GMT

Priyanka Chopra with children at the refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan. (Photo: Instagram)

'These kids are my inspiration': Priyanka meets Syrian refugees in...

The actress said she wanted the world to be inspired by their resilience and their hope for a better tomorrow.

11 Sep 2017 11:50 AM GMT

After the civil war erupted in Syria eight years ago, Nasrallah started growing the fungi in his home province of Hama. (Photo: AFP)

Syrian refugees grow mushrooms to sustain families

Displaced Syrian grows mushrooms to feed family.

26 Dec 2019 11:16 AM GMT

UNHCR said now 1 per cent of all humanity is displaced, and there are twice as many forcibly displaced people than a decade ago. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis

99 of the more than 160 countries that closed their borders due to COVID didn't make exceptions for people seeking...

18 Jun 2021 6:11 AM GMT

The report comes shortly after Trump signed an order imposing an indefinite travel ban on Syrian refugees and a temporary curb on people from six other countries, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia from entering the US for at least 90 days. (Photo: Representational Image)

Syrian refugees head to Italy 'pronto', avoid risky sea journey

Nearly 700 Syrian refugees have been granted one-year humanitarian visas to begin their asylum process in Italy.

19 March 2017 12:04 PM GMT

Fashion designer Helen Storey hopes the dress made out of a refugee tent will help to educate people in the West about the Syria conflict (Photo: AFP)

Helen Storey designs hooded dress out of UN Syrian refugee tent

The project aims to introduce the reality of refugee life to audiences who may be physically and politically removed...

23 March 2017 4:02 PM GMT

Dutton said there would have been significant consequences in our own country if the govt had followed the oppositions advice by bringing all the refugees to Australia quickly. (Photo: AP)

Australia denies entry to Syrian refugees; cites London attack for...

A minister said that the deadly rampage near Britain's Parliament on Wednesday showed Australia was right to be...

23 March 2017 7:35 AM GMT

Haley tours a supermarket run by the Norwegian Refugee Council and partly funded by the U.S. during a visit to the Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan. (Photo: AP)

Jordan: US envoy Haley says Trump administration will support Syrian...

US envoy Nikki Haley's message was diluted by US President Trump's planned budget cuts and his hardline position on...

22 May 2017 5:14 AM GMT

President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Targeting the other'

Trade and investment agreements will have to be renewed with post-Brexit Britain, the European Union and Donald Trump's...

28 Dec 2016 10:14 PM GMT

The evacuation of eastern Aleppo stalled Friday after an eruption of gunfire, as the Syrian government and rebels threw accusations at each other, raising fears that a peaceful surrender of the opposition enclave could fall apart with thousands of people believed to be still inside. (Photo: AP)

Aleppo: Families return to the city seeking to resume their lives

Thousands of people who were displaced by the war in Aleppo return to the city to see if they resume their livelihoods.

4 Jan 2017 2:43 PM GMT

Anish Kapoor will use the money to help alleviate the refugee crisis and try to expand the Jewish communitys engagement in a global effort to aid Syrian refugees.

Indian-origin sculptor Anish Kapoor wins $ 1 mln Israeli prize

Kapoor created the Holocaust Memorial for the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London in 2015

6 Feb 2017 11:01 AM GMT