(The Daily Mail)- Their country has been engulfed in a catastrophic civil war for years, but an element of normality can be see on Syria's west coast. Pictures taken yesterday show Syrians paddling in the sea in Wadi Qandil, which is north of the seaside city of Latakia. The government...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- 100 refugees fleeing U.S. aerial bombing in Deir Ezzor have arrived to Qana camp in Hasaka province as U.S.-backed Kurdish forces struggle to gain ground against ISIS in eastern Syria, local reporter said Saturday. Qana camp, which is a shelter for displaced people...

Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the Islamic State group stronghold are forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives for water. The northern city has been without steady running water for several weeks after damage to pipelines...

A separate truce for southern Syria, brokered by the U.S. and Russia, is meant to help allay growing concerns by neighboring Jordan and Israel about Iranian military ambitions in the area, including fears that Tehran plans to set up a disruptive long-term presence there. Such apprehensions...