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An aerial view shows tents and makeshift shelters damaged and flooded as residents gather amid debris after heavy rainfall inundated refugee camps in the Khirbet al-Jawz, Idlib, Syria, on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu/Getty)

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Two killed, others missing as flash floods hit northwest Syria

Heavy rainfall has resulted in flash flooding in northwest Syria's Latakia and Idlib provinces, inundating entire communities and forcing evacuations

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08 February, 2026

Women employees have been banned from wearing make-up in government offices in Latakia [Getty]

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Syria: Women govt workers banned from wearing make-up in Latakia

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28 January, 2026

Demonstrators hold placards targeting Damascus administration during a demonstrations demanding federalism held in Latakia, Syria on December 28, 2025.

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Syria arrests 21 linked to Assad rule as curfew covers port city

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30 December, 2025

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Syria: Three killed in Latakia during protests over Homs bombing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 December, 2025

Latakia remains a hotspot for the activities of Assad regime loyalists

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Three killed as security forces clash with Assadists in Syria

The New Arab Staff

24 December, 2025

Sharaa is trying to deescalate tensions within Syria's coastal region

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Sharaa to meet Alawi leaders amid Syria coastal tensions

The New Arab Staff

12 December, 2025

Anas Khattab visited Latakia, as well as Homs and Tartous [Getty file image]

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Syrian minister tours flashpoint cities after sectarian unrest

The New Arab Staff

27 November, 2025

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Cautious calm in Latakia after rival Alawite and Sunni protests

The New Arab Staff

26 November, 2025

People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025.

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Syrian police use gunfire to disperse protests in Latakia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

25 November, 2025

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Syrian forces launch operation against IS militants in Latakia

The New Arab Staff

25 November, 2025

People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025

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Alawites protest on Syrian coast following sectarian violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

25 November, 2025

Al-Wais has said trials over the sectarian violence on the coast will be public

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Syria to hold public trials over coastal region violence

The New Arab Staff

31 October, 2025

This aerial photograph shows a partial view of Syria's coastal city of Latakia on March 12, 2025.

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Military prosecutor under Assad arrested in Syria's Latakia

The New Arab Staff

27 October, 2025

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Is an Assadist insurgency emerging on the Syrian coast?

Cian Ward

01 October, 2025

Military vehicles move on a road as authorities extended the curfew in the cities of Latakia and Tartus in northwest Syria

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Identities of suspects in Syrian coastal massacre withheld

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 September, 2025

T4 Tiyas Airbase in Syria

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Israel strikes in vicinity of three Syrian cities: Syrian media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

09 September, 2025

Fighters with the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, patrol in the city of Homs on January 22, 2025 in Homs, Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Syria arrests former regime air force general in Latakia

The New Arab Staff

29 August, 2025

US forces landed in the town of Atmeh in northern Syria [Getty]

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Syria: US forces airdrop near Idlib, mass grave found in Latakia

The New Arab Staff

20 August, 2025

Firefighting efforts continue as flames spread rapidly across a large area after a wildfire broke out in Hama, Syria on August 13, 2025. (Photo by Kenene Hindavi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Firefighters struggling to battle inferno in northwest Syria

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15 August, 2025

Black smoke rises as authorities extended the curfew in the cities of Latakia and Tartus in northwest Syria on Friday and launched large-scale security sweeps on Syria's coast

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UN report finds violations against Alawites in coastal Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 August, 2025

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Syria's coastal forests face devastating losses after wildfires

The New Arab

23 July, 2025