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Two women dead, 16 rescued after migrant boat carrying 19 capsizes off Turkey coast; search continues for missing woman
• 6 years agoTurkey is the world's largest refugee-hosting country with over three million Syrians and up to 300,000 Iraqis. It is also one of the transit countries used by those fleeing war and poverty to try and get to Europe
London fire: Syrian refugee named as first victim, died trapped in 14th floor apartment
• 8 years agoA 23-year-old Syrian student, who had fled his war-torn country and arrived in the UK three years ago, was Thursday named as the first victim of the west London fire that killed 17 people
Watch: A Syrian refugee in Lebanon finds a surfing dream at sea
• 8 years agoAli Kassem had never seen the sea before he fled his home in Syria for Lebanon, but now he's a regular in the waves and, dreams of his own surf school.
Syrian refugee sues Facebook over misinformation that spread on the social network
Fp Archives • 8 years agoA Syrian refugee whose selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel went viral is suing Facebook for defamation.
Olympic refugee team swimmer Yusra Mardini to Hrithik Roshan: Thanks for the support
Fp Staff • 9 years agoHrithik Roshan tweeted his support of Yusra Mardini, an 18-year-old swimmer from Syria who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Rio Olympics 2016, Day 1 Highlights: World record, horrific leg break, explosion mark a chaotic start
• 9 years agoA scorching world record, a horrific leg break and bomb and bullet scares made for a hectic first day as the Rio Olympics swung into action on Saturday.
Munich shooting: Police say killer revealed mass murder plans to Afghan friend
• 9 years agoMunich authorities say a 16-year-old Afghan friend of the Munich attacker who killed nine people in a rampage before killing himself may have known of the attack in advance
Germany blast: Syrian man who blew himself up had Islamist connection, says Bavarian minister
• 9 years agoBavaria's top security official said Monday that he believes a failed asylum seeker who blew himself up and injured 12 people in the southern German town of Ansbach was driven by religious extremism.
Germany blast: Syrian man dies by own explosive device, 10 people injured
Fp Staff • 9 years agoA man in the German city of Ansbach was killed when an explosive device he was believed to be carrying went off near an open-air music festival.
Obama to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by September, believes it's 'the right thing to do'
• 9 years agoPresident Barack Obama says the US can meet his goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by 30 September, the end of the federal budget year.