The Latest Breaking News from Syria

A top United Nations official has called for renewed attempts to reach a political solution to the country’s nearly 12-year-old civil conflict in the wake of last month’s devastating earthquake

After a pair of devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, the number of confirmed deaths continues to rise, surpassing 50,000 as of Feb. 24.

Seven people including several civilians were killed Wednesday when a drone strike targeted a weapons factory belonging to Iran-backed factions in government-held eastern Syria, a war monitor said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the strike in Deir Ezzor province, where Iran-backed factions hold sway and where a…

Syrian medics launched Tuesday the first cholera vaccination campaign in the opposition-held northwest since a deadly outbreak began in September, amid increased fears of contagion after last month’s devastating earthquake, AFP reported. The World Health Organization and UNICEF sent 1.7 million cholera vaccines to northwest Syria in January in preparation…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah denied on Tuesday divergence between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying reports that have made such claims are “overdramatized” and “far from the truth.” Speaking to the press in London, he said: “All decisions in OPEC and OPEC+ are…

A year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some Israeli officials may feel the time is right to step up aid to Kyiv as tension rise

Paul Holmes is part of a UK Government team deployed to Turkey to help people suffering from the impact of the quake.

America’s Pacific coast is crisscrossed with geological fault lines, some which are historically overdue for a major earthquake. Experts tell Io Dodds that last month’s devastation in Turkey and Syria sent a clear message — but one that not everyone wants to hear

Damage caused by a devastating earthquake in Türkiye will exceed $100 billion, a UN Development Program official told a press briefing on Tuesday ahead of a major donor conference next week. "It's clear from the calculations being done to date that the damage figure presented by the government and supported…