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Serbia

Young musician fleeing Syria dreams of peace

Thousands of asylum seekers continue to arrive at the Serbian border looking to move into Croatia and beyond. In Pictures: Frustrated and worn out

Syria

Why aren’t rich Gulf states welcoming Syrian refugees… or are they?

Syria

Syrian government forces use Russian jets against ISIL - monitor

Syrian government forces have used “recently” arrived Russian warplanes to bombard ISIL militants in northern Syria, according to a group monitoring

Syria

When Syrians welcomed refugees themselves

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Syria

Assad is Moscow's pawn in regional power stakes

Europe’s struggle to use soft power in coping with Syrian refugees appears to be playing into Russia’s hands as it torques up the hard power. As

World News

Finding the truth behind the pictures, video and spin

Syria

Unease grows over Russian presence in Syria

Satellite images have been released purporting to show the build up of Russian aircraft at a military airfield in Syria. According to the

Syria

Syrian government rockets kill 18 people in Aleppo

At least 18 people were killed in Aleppo on Monday (September 21) in Syrian government rocket strikes on two rebel-held residential neighbourhoods

Russia

Netanyahu and Putin meet in Moscow to counter risk of air clashes over Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a visit to Mosow for talks with Vladimir Putin, says they have come to an agreement to ensure

Greece

One boy and his dog: a refugee's tale

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Syrian refugee boy brings his puppy across Mediterranean

Turkey

Turkey's PM calls on Syrian migrants to end protest near Greek border

Turkey’s prime minister is calling on Syrian migrants to end a protest in the city of Edirne, near the country’s border with Greece. Thousands have

Syria

Russia and America start talking again to avoid shooting each other in Syria

There is no let-up in airstrikes by the Syrian government against rebel-held areas, with at least 80 civilian and rebel deaths in the last 48 hours

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Amateur footage purports to show aftermath of Syrian regime attack

World

West 'can talk to Assad about leaving, with Russia's help'

Steffan Mistura, the United Nations envoy to Syria, has arrived in the capital Damascus to discuss a peace plan. Now in its fifth year, the Syrian

Spain

Refugee tripped up in Hungary gets football job in Spain

Syria

Senator John McCain brands US military programme to train Syrian rebels an "abject failure"

A US military programme which began in May to train Syrian rebels to combat Islamist militants in the country has been heavily criticised and on

Syria

Assad blames Europe's refugee crisis on West's support for 'terrorists'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has spoken out for the first time about Europe’s refugee crisis. In an interview with Russian media, he blamed

Syria

Syria: child malnutrition now "serious" - UNICEF

UNICEF says the level of acute malnutrition among displaced children in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Hama and Deir-ez-Zor is now “serious”. The

Spain

Migrant tripped up in Hungary gets Spanish football job

A Syrian refugee who was filmed being deliberately tripped up by a camerawoman as he fled police in Hungary with his young son has been offered a job