All told, despite sectarian divisions, Syrians are surprisingly upbeat. Except for Alawites, three-quarters of whom want ...

The State Department voiced cautious optimism over the new cabinet, which includes members of Syria’s Christian, Alawite, ...

Four people, including a 12-year-old boy, have been killed in a shooting in Tartous province, home to a majority Alawite population ...

When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of ...

The European Union has stepped up efforts to increase its influence in Central Asia, with one of the objectives being to drive Russia and China out of the region. However, the EU’s attempts to ...

Syria's new government, dominated by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's inner circle, faces the daunting challenge of ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened ...

Syria’s new transitional government has been sworn in nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as ...

Syria’s Alawite minority considers March 7 the start of a genocidal campaign. In the eyes of the Sunni majority, it marked ...

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By Maya Gebeily, Timour Azhari and Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian ...

Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite ...