The Israeli army carried out airstrikes in Latakia and Tartus in northwestern Syria on Friday, targeting "storage facilities" containing "missiles," resulting in one fatality and property damage.

The city of Tartus is home to Syria's second-largest seaport, a strategic hub on international transit routes through the Mediterranean Sea.But the port fell into disuse under the Assad regime due ...

Three days after Trump’s sanctions announcement, an Emirati company signed an $800 million memorandum of understanding with the interim government in Damascus to develop the Syrian port of Tartus and ...

Russia has been actively using the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia, Syria, since 2015. The naval base in Tartus, established during the Soviet era (1971), remains operational and serves as the Russian ...

Most of this – some 150,000-bpd combined – went to Germany, Italy, and France, from one of Syria’s three Mediterranean export terminals: Banias, Tartus, and Latakia. As an adjunct to this ...

The humanitarian crisis in Syria’s coastal regions, primarily Latakia, Tartus, Hama and Homs, has worsened since early 2025, driven by insurgent attacks led by former Assad loyalists. In response, ...

The Trump administration announced Friday that it would ease sanctions against Syria, making good on President Trump’s promise from earlier this month to roll back penalties against the country ...

The new Syrian government has agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-ravaged country, the U.S. special envoy to Syria said on Sunday, in another ...

Russia has attempted to maintain ties with Syria's new authorities, who have said that they may yet allow Moscow to retain use of the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base. Two sources in Syria ...

Sunny with a high of 84 °F (28.9 °C). Winds from NNW to NW at 11 to 15 mph (17.7 to 24.1 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 12 mph (6.4 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 69 °F ...