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

A shadow committee is remaking Syria's economy with secret takeovers of Assad-era companies. A Reuters investigation has ...

An explosion at an ammunition depot in northern Syria on Thursday killed at least seven people and wounded scores, rescuers ...

Recent violence between Druze and Bedouins is a reminder of how elusive the goal of a cohesive Syria remains, and how easily ...

After nearly 14 years of civil war, Syria's Assad regime crumbled in a stunning series of rebel advances culminating in the ...

Assad’s fall, deadly sectarian clashes in southwestern Syria have exposed one of the biggest challenges to the country’s postwar recovery — the new leader’s failure to forge national unity.

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to ...

But deadly clashes in the southern province of Sweida last week between rival Druze and Bedouin factions, which drew in government forces, brutally exposed the fragility of the transition. Hundreds ...

"Trust must exist first and foremost," Syrian Democratic Council representative to the U.S. Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.

Barrack says goal of Paris meeting was 'de-escalation, and we accomplished precisely that'; Dermer said to represent Israel ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion in northern Syria’s Idlib province, ...

Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of the new Syrian government since the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December.