Located on the Al Asi [Orontes] river, 166km north of the capital city, Homs is the central link between the Syrian interior and the Mediterranean coast. A multi-cultural city that was conquered ...

Dramatic drone footage of Homs, formerly an industrial hub of ... It's also situated in prime agricultural lands, bordering the Orontes river valley, which offers the only natural access point ...

The ground assault by Syrian forces in the central city of Homs has evoked memories of ... landmarks once graced the banks of the Orontes River.” Just as the assault this week on the Bab Amr ...

The Sham FM radio station said earlier that Syrian air defense systems repelled an Israeli attack southwest of the city of Homs located ... bridges across the Orontes River and roads near the ...

Settlements housing displaced people near the Orontes River in northwest Syria were inundated after water levels rose on the river and flooded fields and homes in an area already battered by ...

A bus carrying students of a Koranic memorization institute fell into the waters of the Orontes River killing at least six people, among them three children, activists and a war monitoring group said.