Syria is the twelfth most water-stressed country in the world. The Euphrates is the longest and one of the oldest rivers in Western Asia. Syria's climate varies from the humid Mediterranean coast, through a semi-arid steppe zone, to arid desert in the east.

5 小时之前 · Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to ...

20 小时之前 · Israel and Turkey have vied for influence in Syria, and both have used military strikes in recent weeks to reinforce their presence in the country. Russia retains troops at an air base on Syria ...

5 天之前 · Syria’s civil war had gone on for 13 years when a lightning insurgency led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, overthrew Assad in December, ending his family’s more than 50-year rule. Former HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa was announced as the country’s interim president after a meeting of armed groups that took part in the ...

2 天之前 · Syria is a country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia. The capital is Damascus. Find a geographical and historical treatment of Syria, including maps, statistics, and a survey of its people, economy, and government, in this article.

1 天前 · Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened cabinet seen as a key milestone in the transition from decades of Assad ...

2025年3月10日 · On Thursday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported deadly clashes erupting between Syrian government forces and pro-Assad groups in the coastal Latakia province.

2024年11月30日 · Syria’s civil war is back in the spotlight after a new rebel coalition launched a surprise attack, sweeping into the country’s second largest city, Aleppo.

5 天之前 · “Syria stands at a historic crossroads, with a rare chance to unite and transition to democracy,” she said, calling for the lifting of sanctions on the Syrian government. In response, some ambassadors in the chamber noted that they had already relaxed unilateral sanctions on Syria, including an end to asset freezes. Urgency for Syria’s future

2025年3月12日 · Learn how the war in Syria began, how it impacts the region, and track the latest news with CFR’s Global Conflict Tracker.