Syrian refugee team swimmer Yusra Mardini, 18, from Syria practices at the Olympic swimming venue on Aug. 1, 2016 in Rio de ...

UN officials spoke at a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday, calling for the international community to increase support for Syrian social and political progress amid war in the Middle East.

Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer, who now represents the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) speaks to the media at the Olympic Refugee Team Press Conference. Credit: dean mouhtaropoulos/ Yusra ...

The activist, whose story was turned into a Netflix hit, talks about returning to Syria, reclaiming her voice and why hope ...

The international community must step up efforts to support Syria amid the current conflict raging in the Middle East, two ...

The Olympic Games in Paris honored refugee athletes, including Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini. Known for her incredible escape from Syria and Olympic participation, Mardini advocates for refugee rights ...

I first swim before I could walk. My dad, Ezzat, a swimming coach, just puts me in the water. I’m not yet big enough for armbands, so he removes the plastic grate from the gutter overflow at the ...