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A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...
The violence in the Druze-majority city was some of the most brutal in Syria since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December.
More than 1,400 people were killed in several days of sectarian violence on Syria ’s coast earlier this year, a government ...
Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.
After over a decade in exile, many Syrians living abroad are contemplating what was once unthinkable: going home. But what ...
Now, President al-Sharaa’s administration appears intent on positioning Aleppo as both a symbol of resilience and a launch point for broader national regeneration. With the speech at Aleppo Citadel, ...
Hafez Al Assad served as president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000, after which Bashar took over until he was overthrown by an Islamist-led rebel alliance commanded by Al Sharaa in December ...
Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the regime’s ouster, the removal of the once ubiquitous relics has offered ...
Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a liberated country, while warily eyeing the new government.
Syria held a national dialogue conference to set out the country's new path after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, but without Kurds' support.
A national dialogue conference held Tuesday in Damascus set out a path for the new Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad but did not receive support from Kurdish leaders, who were not ...
Syria's interim president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, promised on Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, ...