Turkish Refugee Camp

As violence escalates in Syria's Idlib province, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Russia believes it is in a stronger position for talks — yet it also has much at stake. There has been no lack of contact between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin. Since…

Salwa, 3, poses for a photo with her father Abdullah Muhammed during an interview after a video of her laughing to bombings went viral, in Idlib, Syria on February 17, 2020.  Anadolu Agency/Getty Video of three-year-old Salwa Mohammad laughing at the sound of bombs slamming down near her home in…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow a father helps his daughter cope with life in a warzoneA three-year-old Syrian girl whose father taught her to laugh at the sound of bombs in order not to be afraid has reached safety in Turkey, reports say.Salwa made headlines in…

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon return for a fourth gastronomic adventure tonight, with the first episode of The Trip to Greece airing on Sky One at 10pm. After culinary sojourns in northern England, Italy and Spain, the series promises plenty of moussaka, kleftiko and feta – with a side helping…

The president of the European Commission has pledged millions of euros and a fresh deployment of border guards to manage a new wave of migration. The flare-up on the border follows tension between the EU and Turkey. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced a series of…

Migrants threw rocks and other objects at police officers, resulting in one injury. Greece said it blocked nearly 10,000 migrants from entering the European Union on Sunday. Greek army and police patrols used tear gas and stun grenades to stop attempts by thousands of refugees to enter the country on…

A march in support of refugee rights held in the village of Moria in Lesvos, Greece on Feb. 25, 2020.Photo: Jade SackerLESVOS, Greece — Those looking from the windows of the Drop Center, a popular school and cafe for refugees in the Greek village of Moria, could tell the mood…

The Greek government has pushed islanders too far in its attempt to place refugee camps on isolated islands, resulting in widespread unrest. Thursday marked the fourth day of protests across the islands of Chios and Lesbos, according to the CBC. Demonstrators are making their disapproval heard regarding efforts to build a…

Syria has closed its airspace in Idlib province after Turkey downed two Syrian planes in the area. EU defense ministers will hold an 'extraordinary" meeting next week to find a solution to the crisis. Turkey said Sunday it has "successfully" continued its military operation against the Syrian regime in northwest Syria.…

Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom have spent a lot of time in Greece lately. First there was their satire Greed, in U.S. theaters this past weekend, which tackles global income inequality by focusing on two wildly contrasting settings: the Mediterranean island where fast fashion mogul Richard McCreadie (Coogan) is throwing…