Suweida had a quasi-autonomous status under Assad, and the Druze want that to continue. It is just one example of the ...

We drove around 110km (70 miles) south-east of Damascus, through black volcanic hills, to the city of Suweida, which is home to most of Syria's Druze population. The Druze faith is another ...

The United Nations special envoy for Syria was among those arriving in the Syrian capital. Read more at straitstimes.com.

International rights groups and prosecutors alleged widespread use of torture and extrajudicial killings in Syria's ...

This was a pivotal week for Syria following Assad’s unexpected downfall. Rebels, now in charge, encountered a population ...

The US, UK, France, Türkiye and Qatar are among nations that have been in contact and undertaken diplomacy with Syria's new ...

A UN envoy on Sunday called for a quick end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional and ...

The de facto authority in Damascus, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is on a U.N. Security Council list of sanctioned terrorist ...

In Damascus, members of Assad's Alawite sect now fear reprisals Driving into Mezzeh 86, a working-class neighbourhood in the west of Damascus, we are waved through a checkpoint manned by fighters ...