They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides ...

Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan providing financial ...

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman ...

War and sanctions. Syria is endowed with natural resources, has a strategic position on the Mediterranean Sea, and benefits from a 94 percent literacy rate, one of the highest in the region.

Since the civil war began in 2011, Syria's northern region has been beset by crisis after crisis. Monday's devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake was "the last thing people need," one aid worker said.

In war-torn northwest Syria, earthquake survivors struggle to find medical care He's also been a witness to moments of hope and progress. At the SAMS hospital in Idlib, Attar repaired a 12-year ...

Syria's civil war has been raging for 7 years and no end in sight. ... 8.6 million are in dire need of assistance, up from about a half-million after the first year of war.

Survivors: How earthquakes added to suffering in war-torn northwest Syria | 60 Minutes 13:27. After February's cataclysmic series of earthquakes, the world poured emergency relief into Turkey and ...

Of Syria's estimated 10 million children, 8.6 million are in dire need of assistance, up from about a half-million after the first year of war.