Whether Syria’s new leadership is truly seeking reconciliation — or consolidating power under a new flag — will determine ...

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Armed Israeli settlers stole hundreds of sheep from a Bedouin community in the Jordan Valley, local residents say, in one of ...

Syrian security forces are alleged to have executed dozens of people belonging to the Alawite minority in the coastal province of Latakia, according to a war monitoring group. The British-based ...

Following the fall of the Assad regime, a new conflict has erupted in Syria between the new Sunni Islamist-led government and the Alawite minority. The Alawites, fearing retribution for their past ...