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The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...
ISTANBUL -- Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish ...
Syria’s wildfires are the first major natural disaster since the country overthrew the al-Assad regime in December.
BEIRUT — Syria’s authorities appealed Tuesday to the European Union for support in battling massive wildfires that have been ...
For over three months, firefighters have fought more than 4,000 wildfires threatening northern Syria, over 300 igniting since ...
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.
A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey ...
The mountainous coastal region in northwest Syria, particularly the northern rural areas of Latakia, is experiencing one of ...
Hundreds of people have been forced to flee as wildfires spread in northeastern Syria, according to civil defense officials. Emergency crews are battling to contain the fast-moving flames which have ...
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 ...