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One reason Syrian refugees are coming to Europe in greater numbers is that it's nearly impossible for them to work legally in neighbouring countries.

The decision may disappoint those who want a stronger response to the Syrian refugee crisis and anger those who fear it could open the nation up to terrorist attacks.

A migration expert at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, Jean-Christophe Dumont, said that it’s costlier up front to integrate refugees than other categories of immigrants, because they often need language and vocational training as well as...

Satellite images show that Russian Federation is expanding their military presence in Syria, where they have long supported one side of the ongoing civil war.

Well first, because the “pull factor” for refugees and economic migrants from North Africa and the Mid-East is now super-charged by German statements and sentiments it is incumbent on Germany to properly register all the migrants who are now being funnelled to them...

Boosting aid to regional states hosting refugees was key to tackling the crisis that has seen tens of thousands of asylum-seekers flood into Europe, Cameron said, reiterating his argument against charges that London was not doing enough.

Even in peaceful, consensus-minded Switzerland, however, the issue of asylum seekers is proving politically sensitive and the country’s biggest party, the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), remains strongly opposed to any measures that might encourage more...

Independent Russian military analyst Alexander Golts said the operation – which would not jeopardise ground troops – would be “the most rational approach” if Putin was determined to use the Russian military influx in Syria to score diplomatic points.

Reps. John Conyers Jr. and Zoe Lofgren, who are the two top House Democrats on the committee dealing with immigration, also said the U.S. should take a total of 200,000 refugees, or almost three times the number accepted in 2014.

The US has been concerned about how to respond to Russia’s increased support for Assad and how to interpret the intent behind the delivery of tanks, helicopters and other military equipment to a base in the coastal province of Latakia. Russia’s military involvement...

Russia’s bolstering of its military aid to Syria has concerned U.S. officials.

Recent evidence showed a growing deployment of Russian forces in Syria, which Israel fears would trickle to Hezbollah and other militant organizations, according to a statement issued last week by the Israeli prime minister’s office.

Last week, a top general revealed that only “four or five” fighters under the U.S.-backed Syrian rebel program were still on the battlefield. He is also said to be motivated by concern over the health of his wife, who has an autoimmune disorder. An official...

Assad’s remarks struck a far more confident tone than a speech he gave in July in which he acknowledged military defeats because of manpower problems in his military.

Russian Federation has delivered new arms including warplanes to Syria as the regime increases attacks on rebels, officials said Tuesday, in a sign that Moscow’s growing support for its ally is having an effect.