Authorities say they rescued 27 people aboard a vessel that was going down off the country's coast

Monthly cash allowances for all 119,000 refugees in Zaatari and Azraq camps to be reduced from $32 to $21

As civil war winds down, Lebanon begins crackdown on undocumented refugees as domestic pressure mounts to send back those who poured across border a decade ago

In some areas, locals claim it took days for help to arrive, accuse government of political, ethnic discrimination; others angry at burden of Syrian war refugees

Yotam Polizer heads IsraAid, NGO with 320 staff that provides help at disasters worldwide, will receive prestigious Charles Bronfman Prize

After deadly blast in Istanbul last month, attributed by Turkey to illegal Kurdish groups, specter of incursion raised as Ankara responds with airstrikes against militants in Syria

But UN High Commissioner for Refugees and rights groups oppose involuntary repatriation, say the practice risks endangering the refugees

Many fear for safety if forced to return to war-torn homeland; Lebanon, undergoing one of worst economic meltdowns in modern history, plans to deport 15,000 refugees per month

'This dance is a very important part of our Syrian identity, heritage, culture and our daily life - we must preserve and teach it to our children and grandchildren,' a dancer said

Minister presents 'humane, honorable, patriotic' repatriation plan to President Michel Aoun; UN agency tells Lebanon to respect exiles' right to return of their own volition