Syria’s worst wildfires in years have been brought under control after 10 days of intense firefighting. Civil Defense ...

Syria’s civil defence agency today said wildfires in the country’s west, which have burned vast tracts of forest and farmland ...

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...

The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to ...

LATAKIA, Syria - For several days, Syria’s coastal province of Latakia has been grappling with relentless wildfires. Although ...

The mountainous coastal region in northwest Syria, particularly the northern rural areas of Latakia, is experiencing one of ...

Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as ...

Syrian firefighters are combating severe wildfires exacerbated by heavy winds and leftover war ordnance. Despite ...

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.

Swathes of forested area and farmland have burnt, some villages evacuated as fires raged, including near the Turkish border.

Syrian authorities said wildfires have turned 100 sq km (40 sq miles) of forest "to ash" in Latakia province, as Jordanian firefighters arrived Sunday to help battle blazes for a fourth day. Crews ...

Syria’s civil defence services said that teams on the ground were working to cool down the affected areas while monitoring ...