The Alawites are a minority esoteric sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Between 10-12% of Syrians currently belong to the ...

Despite the rhetoric of HTS leaders about tolerance for minorities, there’s more developing behind the scenes than is being ...

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not itself guarantee peace in a country so recently riven by autocratic rule and a ...

Lebanon stands at a critical juncture, with the election of Aoun offering a chance to reclaim stability and sovereignty.

Assad’s regime, the status of minorities and their future is among the most crucial questions. Although many people have ...

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has submitted testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...

Assad's regime collapsed, Syria's Alawite minority, which served as the regime's backbone, fears a witch hunt. In their ...

They say disparate violent incidents in the past two months—including alleged extrajudicial killings and the destruction of a ...

In Syria's third city Homs, members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community say they are terrified as new ...

We visit the hometown of the ousted Syrian President, Bashir al-Assad. Qardaha lies in northwest Syria, considered the heartlands of the Alawite religious sect.

Assad's Alawite community mourned on Thursday three civilians killed by foreign Islamist allies of the country's new authorities, a war monitor and an attendee said.