From prolonged conflict to economic devastation, the region faces a myriad of challenges in its quest to rebuild ...

Syria and Iraq have accused Turkey of hoarding ... desalination—and develop equitable ways of sharing their rivers. “Water doesn’t know political boundaries. People have to get together ...

At least six people died when a bus carrying children on a school trip left the road and plunged into the Orontes river in north-western Syria on Thursday, the rescue group White Helmets said.

wade through the river that serves as a border with Lebanon to escape the persecution by the allied forces of the new government. The story of Syria and Lebanon seems like a vicious circle.

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Assad, Israel has exploited the weakness of the new Syrian government to carry out cross-border operations in the name of its security, while Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to assert his influence in the ...