Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

Officials added that the vessel had departed from Minyeh, a city near the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, before it sank near the Syrian island of Arwad, close to Tartus. The boat is believed to ...

Arwad Island, a somewhat dirty and touristy island 2 mi/3 km off the southern coast and 95 mi/150 km northwest of Damascus, merits a visit by those who want a look at what Syria used to be like: ...

The number of victims of the sinking of the migrant boat near the Syrian coast continues to rise, reaching 94 victims with the majority found near Arwad Island and the shores of Tartus.