Refugees

The Turkish operation in northeastern Syria has forced more than a thousand Syrian refugees to cross the border into Iraq in the past three days. But tightly secured borders mean many are being smuggled in to the country. There are also security concerns ab…

After days of harsh rhetoric, President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US would impose sanctions on Turkey — but these are just a slap on the wrist for Turkey, which continues its incursion into Syria.  Trump threatened to devastate Turkey's economy …

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A Turkish border offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces will further weaken Iraq’s divided Kurds next door and embolden regional rivals who have one thing in common - they want no Kurdish state. The assault, following an American tr…

The government of Bangladesh has recently put severe restrictions on Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Many have had their mobile phones taken away. And some Rohingya children have been forced to drop out of Bangladeshi schools. Al Jazeera's Tanvir Chowdhury…

BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) - Syria’s troops have entered a northeastern town, Syrian state media said on Monday, after Washington announced it was abruptly pulling out its forces, and its former Kurdish allies reached a deal with Damascus to help resist a Turkis…

(Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders may decide on an arms embargo on Turkey over its incursion into Syria as soon as next week, said four officials familiar with the discussions. The potential move would send a strong signal to President Recep Tayyip Erdog…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish forces stepped up their bombardment around a town in northeast Syria on Saturday, the fourth day of an offensive against a Kurdish militia, after U.S. troops in the region came under artillery fire from Turkish positions. The Un…

To spread awareness around how difficult and sometimes even dangerous coming out can be for LGBTQ people around the world, the nonprofit Rainbow Railroad is encouraging people to change their social media profile pictures to an anonymous avatar with the color…

If you ask an Istanbullu where to find plant food or pesticide, you will be directed to a shopping arcade in an underpass beside the Galata Bridge, in the neighborhood of Karaköy, where these items are sold in rows of identical shops. Fishing equipment is sol…

A Syrian family temporarily closed a beloved Toronto restaurant this week after receiving a deluge of xenophobic death threats in response to their son attending an antifa protest. The family pledged Thursday to reopen Soufi's restaurant on Friday and send a…