The alleyways of the Syrian town of Darkush are normally thronged with pedestrians but since the swollen Orontes River burst its banks, Abu Ihab's boat provides the main way of getting around. But ...

River-rafting on the Orontes ('Assi') river that passes through Lebanon, as well as Syria, is picking up popularity as well as reaping benefits for the local Hermel community.

The alleyways of the Syrian town of Darkush are normally thronged with pedestrians but since the swollen Orontes River burst its banks, Abu Ihab’s boat provides the main way of getting around. But ...

IDLIB, Syria -- The Orontes River in northwestern Syria has long been a lifeline for farmers, including 50-year-old Bahjat al-Bakru, who have used it to irrigate their nearby crops. But since the ...

Syria and Turkey will lay the foundation stone of a dam on their common border on Feb.6, Turkey’s Ambassador to Syria Omer Onhon said.

22 October 2010 Hama, Central Syria (SANA) - Implementation work of the tourist and environmental project to revive Orontes River which includes operating 17 waterwheels on its banks will start soon ...

However the river current rose sharply, it was observed announced by the Ministry. From 15 cubic meters to 130 cubic meters There was a warning at 11:20 am. on February 9 about a sharp rise in 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 ...

For generations, the Alawites of the Orontes River valley had lived peacefully with the Sunnis, even during the first year of the Syrian uprising. But as the revolution entered its second year ...

A school bus believed to be carrying over 50 children has fallen into a river in Syria - leaving dozens injured and killing at least six.. Rescue teams are frantically transferring dozens of ...