The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, commemorates today in Damascus the second anniversary of the earthquake that struck northern Syria and southern Turkey on February 6, 2023.

At first glance, it's a happy image -- hundreds of smiling faces torn from newspapers and pasted into a frame. But these are ...

Russian intervention in Syria Moscow intervened in favor of Assad's regime in 2015, with Russian air power crucial in turning the tide of Syria's 13-year civil war. After he was ousted in December ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Southern Leyte town on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The state ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the central Philippines on Jan 23, 2025. (Image: USGS) 23 Jan 2025 08:47AM (Updated: 23 Jan 2025 03:10PM) ...

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Syria’s new authorities terminated a contract this week with a Russian company that had managed the port of Tartous for more than five years, further restricting the Russian presence in the country ...

Syria’s new government has canceled a 49-year lease signed with Russia to operate the port of Tartus, home to Moscow’s sole naval base on the Mediterranean Sea. The lease, signed in 2017 ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 24 ...

As the international community celebrates the fall of another dictatorship following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime, the future of women’s rights remains precarious. Power transitions in ...

Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location on the edges of two tectonic plates. A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people ...