The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Lisa Smith’s defence team had argued her IS membership conviction ‘falls short of Irish law’.

Syria’s president has granted a three-month extension to an investigation into last month’s sectarian killings of Alawite civilians in coastal areas that left hundreds dead The committee’s spokesperson said 41 sites of killings were documented but the committee required more time to gather additional evidence

The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government months after longtime leader Bashar Assad was ousted

A Syrian tent city near the Turkish border is reportedly being readied to receive hundreds of thousands of Gazans as a result of Turkish and Qatari efforts

‘Technical talks’ aim to set up communications channel to avoid clashes in the region, Turkish official says.

Lisa Smith is appealing against her conviction for being a member of the so-called Islamic State terror group.

The recent PKK ceasefire came against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in Syria, the weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Smith, from Dundalk in Co Louth, is outlining her case against her conviction for being a member of so-called Islamic State at the Court of Appeal.