Like other Syrian cities, Hama rebelled in 2011 against Assad ... which are the city's principal attraction along the Orontes River. Developed in medieval times, they brought water to the city's ...

Hama, Syria’s fourth-largest city, is known for its quaint waterwheels, a landmark attraction along the banks of the Orontes River. In the early 1980s, the city's name became synonymous with ...

BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched what came to be known as the ...