All told, despite sectarian divisions, Syrians are surprisingly upbeat. Except for Alawites, three-quarters of whom want ...

Four people, including a 12-year-old boy, have been killed in a shooting in Tartous province, home to a majority Alawite population ...

The majority of those who’ve returned to Syria since Assad’s removal came from countries in the region, including Lebanon, ...

Those kidnapped included a retired teacher, an engineering student and a mechanic, all of them Alawite - the minority sect of ...

Syria faced severe violence, with security forces accused of mass killings in Alawite-majority areas. Over 1,000 civilians ...

This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...

Terrorism is described by the most prominent international organizations, including the United Nations, as “a method of ...

At the start of the new year, 115,000 Syrians had already returned home from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. In December, the ...

Russian and US officials are holding talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this morning as efforts to end the Ukraine war continue. Meanwhile, Kyiv has woken up after a third consecutive night of strikes by ...

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The eyewitnesses spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. The attacks against Alawites raise questions about whether interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa can fulfill his promise to rule ...