Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Analysts say ousted Assad regime always violated water agreement with Jordan, builds 49 dams along Yarmouk River ...

As Bashar al-Assad’s military collapsed late last year, the SNA seized the opportunity to strike against the SDF, forcing it ...

Clashes in Syria have increased at the Tishrin Dam, a strategic site on the Euphrates River around 30 miles south of the ...

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...

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Forty-three years after the Assad government killed 40,000 people and levelled entire neighbourhoods, Hamawis reflect on ...

The Environment Minister called Syrian refugees a "ticking time bomb" This was after he visited a polluted river in the north of Lebanon He said existing infrastructure cannot accommodate the ...