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

Syria faces its worst violence in months as Sunni fighters attack Alawite areas, challenging the new regime's stability.

Five days of sectarian violence sparks concerns that fighting could spread after three months of relative peace in the ...

The violence in Syria in recent days has shown how difficult it will be to unite a fractured country with deeply held ...

The phrase "Can a leopard change its spots?" (Jeremiah 13:23) best captures the global skepticism surrounding Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

The new Syrian government has signed a deal with to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia into the ...

The agreement was signed by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian ...

It began on March 6, forces in the coastal region came under attack from fighters under the Assad regime.  Read more at ...

"The Christian Churches while strongly condemning any act that threatens civil peace, denounce and condemn the massacres ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Haydar family huddled in their apartment while gunmen stalked their hometown of Baniyas, hunting for ...

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound, among the thousands who have fled the ...

Members of Syria's small Christian community on the coast are living in fear after attacks killed more than 1,000 mostly ...