The Latest Breaking News from Syria

In Syria, the Islamic State group stands accused of executing a series of attacks targeting truffle hunters. Truffles, or 'sand truffles' as they're commonly known, grow in the desert and have become a sought-after commodity. FRANCE24's Observers team delved into this issue. Journalist Mahmoud Naffakh provides further insights.

President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighbouring Syria.

As Erdoğan commences his third decade in power, he will ensure that Turkey asserts strategic independence in regional and world affairs

The longtime leader overcame dissatisfaction over high inflation and a slow earthquake response to secure another five-year term as president.

Syrian army air defences on Sunday confronted an Israeli missile strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, and there were no casualties, state media said.

Camp near Jordanian border has come under increased attack, with little aid coming in.

The United Nations has delayed a decision to give Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash help partly in U.S. dollars after objections from senior Lebanese officials that this could exacerbate tensions with hard-pressed locals.

Shabazz Suleman, 27, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, disappeared at the end of the 2014 trip before emailing his parents saying “I'm not brainwashed or anything"

Former soldier turned ISIS member Lisa Smith was described as a model prisoner, which allowed her to have an early release from Limerick Prison