Former al Qaeda member Ahmed al-Sharaa leads Syria's fragile transition after toppling Assad, facing sectarian violence and questions about his democratic intentions.
Ten months after rebels toppled the long-entrenched Assad regime, little-checked bloodshed has led many Syrians to abandon ...
When Americans think of the Middle East, we often focus on the headlines: wars between states, clashes between Sunnis and Shias, or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Beneath those familiar stories ...
A Catholic Archbishop in Syria who was kidnapped and tortured by ISIS has been awarded the St John Paul II Award at a special ...
Syria is in a precarious place as it emerges from civil war and a long dictatorship. The recently announced removal of U.S. sanctions bring hopes... Understanding an Important Religious Group in Syria ...
Syria's minority religious and ethnic communities, wary of the country's new authorities after outbreaks of sectarian ...
Clashes have erupted between Syrian government forces and foreign fighters in Idlib, Syria. The conflict involves a camp led ...
The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. Most Druze religious practices ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s point person for Syria says the administration is concerned that Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to promote inclusive governance and engage with the West ...