ALBAWABA - Residents of the capital woke up to a change in the color of the Barada water, which seemed cloudy and not clear. Nidal al-Hafez, the maintenance director in Damascus Governorate, says: ...

Against both rebels in the besieged valley and supporters in Damascus, Syria's president uses water scarcity to empower himself ahead of talks Abu Khaled al-Hennawi, a retired plumber, was fixing a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Damascus has been without water for two weeks. But who is responsible?

Wadi Barada, Damascus, was once an area known for summer picnics, cool breezes and popular cafes. As a born Damascene, I went there regularly during the summer to attain relief from the scorching heat ...

In this spring of revolutions, Arabic satellite channels have defined the story by providing around-the-clock coverage and commentary from Tunisia to Libya. But that's not the case in Syria, where ...

Syrian monitors say hundreds of civilians fled villages outside the Syrian capital Sunday, as fighting continued for a third straight day between government forces and several rebel groups that ...