In Netanyahu’s new Middle East, Syria could become Israel’s biggest strategic gain
Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...
Alawites in Syrian town of Baniyas recount horror: 'The survivors are the ones Sunni families hid'
In the Al-Qusour district, residents are trying to go back to their lives after the deadly attacks carried out by various ...
Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves ...
Entire families killed in Syria sectarian violence, UN says
Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...
Africa’s biggest city dubbed ‘worst place to live’
Africa's biggest city has been named the second-worst place to live in the world, coming just behind the capital of Syria, ...
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After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...
More than 1,000 dead after 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria
A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and ...
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Israeli army ordered to prepare to 'defend' Druze city in southern Syria
The Israeli army has been ordered to prepare to "defend" a Druze-majority city in southern Syria close to the capital, ...
Hundreds of Civilians Take Shelter at Russian Air Base in Syria
Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the ...