A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. The need to reform the UNAl-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt, July 12 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the UN, commemorated ...

Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday. The deal was “embraced” by ...

Emirates joins a number of airlines that have returned to the Syrian capital as sanctions are scaled back following the ...

Syrian government forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida Thursday following days of vicious clashes ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. It was exactly a week after the Assad regime fell in Syria last ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad. Once bustling with pilgrims, the Sayyida Zeinab shrine area is now subdued, ...

Syria has unveiled a new national emblem which reflects the country’s “united, indivisible” identity, according to Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara. Mr Al Shara launched the new emblem at the People’s ...

Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in Damascus to meet the onetime Al Qaeda commander. This video drawn from the ...