The fields along Syria’s Mediterranean coast once produced wheat, tomatoes and olives to feed the country. They were a ...

They say disparate violent incidents in the past two months—including alleged extrajudicial killings and the destruction of a ...

In Syria's third city Homs, members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community say they are terrified as new ...

The General Council of the PYD issued a statement to the public today regarding the recent events and developments in Alawite-populated areas along the Syrian coast, Homs, Damascus, and the ...

"It is important to ensure the protection of minorities in Syria: Kurds, Druze, and Christians, and also Alawites. On this issue - we will follow with actions, not words. The attack on the Kurds ...

And he really frightens the 30 per cent of Syrians who belong to various religious minorities: Alawites, Ismailis, mainstream Shia Muslims, Christians and Druze. To make matters worse one of the ...

The removal from power of the Alawites, who are viewed as either infidels or Shi’ites (depending on who is being asked), and the return of Sunni rule means that the alliance with Iran and ...