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

Syria's post-Assad transition has so far been marred by violence against minorities, raising fears about the future of the ...

More than 400 Kurdish and minority representatives met for a unity conference in Hasaka, northeast Syria (Rojava) on Friday ...

Hundreds of representatives of Syria's various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralised ...

Hundreds of representatives of Syria’s various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralized state and the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees religious, ...

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. Damascus between the Druze, Alawites, and ...

Demonstrations have swept across various regions of Syria, particularly in the southwestern province of Suweida, in ...

Alawites served as the backbone of the former government's military and intelligence command, but as a new Syria takes shape, the country's largest minority group is struggling with its ...

Militias target Alawites Rights groups reported widespread revenge killings as militants from Syria's Sunni majority targeted Alawites, regardless of whether they were involved in the insurgency.

Around 1,000 ‘innocent, unarmed’ Syrians including women and children have been slaughtered as the Islamic nation descends into bloodshed following the rebel victory. Warning: Graphic Merryn ...

The Alawites had their own state (surprisingly many Alawites were against this) and their men were allowed to enlist in the French army- a chance grabbed at by many young men of that area, for it ...

Syria’s Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive By: Bassem Mroue And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press Posted: 12:21 AM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025 Last ...