Recent rainfall has not mitigated the overall drought so swiftly. Drought is a cumulative phenomenon; its impact extends over years, reaching the very heart of the economy, agriculture, and society....

Syrian refugees living in Turkey are hesitant to return to their home towns and villages in the region of Latakia. Meanwhile, displaced Syrians who are living in the coastal region...

Most Syrian residents do not use the word “occupation” to describe the Russian presence in their homeland, and some traders even benefit economically from it.

On the Syrian coast, the diffusion of Shia proselitism stirs up mixed feelings in the local Alawi community.

The 25-year-old recruit suffered much psychological deterioration while serving in the army, forced to obey his officers, even though he was longing to join the revolution.