After a 14-year civil war, half the population displaced from their homes, and at least 300,000 dead, Syria was ready for ...

The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

You can blame the European colonial powers for the last major redrawing of the borders in the region in 1918-20, after the ...

In Syria, the Druze take pride in their fierce independence. They were heavily involved in revolts against Ottoman and French colonial rule to establish the modern Syrian state. During Syria’s civil ...

If the new regime in Damascus keeps pressuring the Druze to hand over their weapons, the ensuing battles could lead to a bloodbath ...

“They kidnapped; they killed; they humiliated; they kicked people out of jobs,” explained an Alawite writer living in coastal Syria. “One way or another, this was going to happen.” ‘This’ is the ...

Glen Frederic Matheson, whose great-grandfather served as officer in Ottoman army, adopts name Murat after receiving Turkish citizenship - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The terrorists set loose on Syria more than a decade ago slaughtered Alawis, they are systematically slaughtering thousands ...

Alawites are a minority Shiite Muslim sect living predominantly in Sunni-majority Syria. The Assad family, members of the sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in ...

Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that ...