Everyone seems to agree that ISIS is digging up and selling archaeological artifacts to make money. But no one seems to agree on how much money it’s actually making from its illegal antiquities trade: ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Syrian firefighting crews extinguished two major forest fires in Hama countryside whilst continuing to battle devastating wildfires in Latakia province for the ninth consecutive day ...

Syria’s wildfires are the first major natural disaster since the country overthrew the al-Assad regime in December.

The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that ...