Wildfires rage in Syria's Latakia, forcing evacuations as winds spread flames. Unexploded mines hinder firefighters. Over 100 ...

Fires have spreading across large parts of Syria, particularly on the coast, for several days, with firefighters struggling ...

With man-made climate change increasing the likelihood and intensity of droughts and wildfires worldwide, Syria has been battered by heatwaves, low rainfall and major forest fires.

Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.

Latakia, SANA-Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh said that efforts are ongoing to control the fires that have spread across large areas in the northern Latakia countryside.

A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to ...

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

The Alwaites, who primarily live in Syria's coastal regions, particularly in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, are ...

Mizr Suwan was arrested last month, Syrian state media reported, while on Wednesday the Interior Ministry said Brig Gen Rami ...

LATAKIA, Syria -On January 29, Ahmed al-Sharaa and more than 12 other commanders from armed factions that joined forces to ...