Syria is the twelfth most water-stressed country in the world. The Euphrates is the longest and one of the oldest rivers in Western Asia. Syria's climate varies from the humid Mediterranean coast, through a semi-arid steppe zone, to arid desert in the east.

Mar 31, 2025 · The Middle East See your latest ... Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in ...

Mar 10, 2025 · Hundreds of people have been killed in the crackdown and fighting between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al-Assad since Thursday. The United Nations’ human rights...

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1 day ago · Turkey would be conducting military operations in Syria, including using aircraft, he said, and so there was a need to talk with Israel, as with other military forces in Syria, to prevent accidents.

Mar 10, 2025 · Deadly violence in Syria's Alawite heartland is the worst since rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad in December. ... BBC Middle East correspondent. Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon. Share Save. EPA.

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Dec 7, 2024 · For Russia, Syria’s fall could mean losing its closest Middle Eastern ally and undermining its ability to project power while it fights a war in Ukraine.

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