The Syrian government must ensure that the perpetrators of a wave of mass killings targeting Alawite civilians in coastal ...

The recent surge of violence in Syria lays bare the challenges interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in delivering on his ...

Hundreds of Alawite civilians have reportedly been killed in violent attacks in Syria's coastal region. That's caused thousands to flee to Lebanon from the villages in the former stronghold of ...

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

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

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

Sharaa, announced the composition of the new government, which will be the first step towards the political transformation of ...

He is among thousands of Syrians who have fled across the border after armed groups descended on the Syrian coastal heartland ...

A 12-year-old boy was among four civilians killed Monday in Syria ’s Tartous province, provincial officials said. The coastal ...

Raids targeting Alawite community took place in early March in Damascus, witnesses say Witnesses report masked men detaining more than 2 dozen Alawites in al-Qadam neighbourhood Human Rights Watch ...