Syrian refugees grow crops from old mattresses

Hezbollah fighters battle Israeli troops on northern frontier

Tensions high in northern Israel, days after Hezbollah fighter killed in apparent Israeli air strike in Syria.

Syrians vote in 'theatrical election'

Voting took place across Syria's government-controlled territory on Sunday, including for the first time in former rebel bastions, as the country struggles under sanctions and a collapsing economy. David Doyle reports.

Assad casts ballot in Syrian parliament election

Syria is holding parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country, as President Bashar al-Assad marks 20 years in power amid continuing war and deep economic woes.View on euronews

Syria launches parliamentary elections amid war, economic woes

Experts say legislative vote lacks legitimacy as candidates either members or allies of Bashar al-Assad's Baath Party.

UNHCR Chief: Europe 'not able to deal' with record-high refugee movements

UNHCR Chief: Europe 'not able to deal' with record-high refugee movements

Refugee numbers have doubled in last decade - U.N.

Nearly 80 million people, half of them children, were displaced from their homes at the end of 2019, according to a new report by the United Nations refugee agency, released to coincide with World Refugee Day. Edward Baran reports.