Nafia Sattouf goes fishing in the Orontes River, where the Nile flower covers much of the surface, in Idlib province, northwestern Syria, on Nov. 30, 2023.

The Orontes river valley tells the story of Syria. Here, neighbor is fighting neighbor. For generations, the Alawites and Sunnis in the valley had lived peacefully, even during the first year of ...

River-rafting on the Orontes ('Assi') river that passes through Lebanon, as well as Syria, is picking up popularity as well as reaping benefits for the local Hermel community.

The areas of the Orontes and Euphrates Valleys possess some of the most significant artefact collections from Syria, and indeed, the wider Near East. This is due to the fact that fluvial ...

From 15 cubic meters to 130 cubic meters There was a warning at 11:20 am. on February 9 about a sharp rise in the river current and that it had risen from 15 cubic meters to 130 cubic meters in the ...

The Orontes River is in the middle ground and the city of Hama is in the background. The photograph is accompanied by a typed checklist of the photographs taken by Reid in Jordan and Syria and a typed ...