Following the recent attacks carried out against civilians in the Alawite-majority region in Syria’s coastal region, many ...

Lebanon could be on the brink of a “massive” new refugee crisis if massacres of the Alawite minority in Syria continue, ...

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...

Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...

The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the ...

Sharaa, promises inclusivity in a nation with a complex sectarian and religious landscape. His leadership faces challenges ...

Intellectuals from Turkey have submitted an application to the International Criminal Court in The Hague regarding the ...

Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who ...

While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

Israel is rethinking its Syria strategy following the country's Islamist takeover in December, rising attacks on minorities ...

Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.