Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad after a violent 13-year civil war was hailed as a new era for the embattled country, But, after just two months, many are fearful that they’ve just replaced one dangerous ...

As Lebanon confronts the aftermath of another war with Israel, non-sectarian MP Michel Moawad discusses the new president, ...

The religious volatility that has erupted in Syria is not the first sign of religious authoritarianism — but the consequence ...

The 15-month war took its toll 'not only physically but also emotionally' on residents evacuated from Mattat, and those who stayed put in the Druze town of Hurfeish The post ‘Fear is now in our DNA’: ...

Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...

Slogans for a “united Syria” were echoed in unison. For the Druze, a community originating from a minority branch of Shia Islam (like the Alawites) and comprising 3% of Syria's population ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the organization that overthrew Syria’s Assad regime, has “assumed the presidency of the country ...

This is a rare moment in the Middle East. Opportunity outweighs risk, and shrewdly applied American power and influence could ...

Instead, it was a vision of extending a hand in peace and standing firm on the principles of equality and justice. My Zionism ...

The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, as president of the ...