If you’re not watching developments unfolding in Syria with the Druze and Israel’s response, you should. You should also ask why you’re not seeing reports of these. One reason you may not be hearing ...

A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...

The agreements signed at the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum cover a wide range of sectors, including property, telecommunications and finance.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia announced 47 investment agreements, valued at over $6 billion, in Damascus on ...

Recent violence between Druze and Bedouins is a reminder of how elusive the goal of a cohesive Syria remains, and how easily ...

The Druze live in pockets across the Middle East, and Israeli members of the community want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

Saudi Arabia has pledged more than $6bn of private and public sector investments in Syria, as Riyadh looks to bolster President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s fragile government and revive the shattered economy.

Assad’s fall, deadly sectarian clashes in southwestern Syria have exposed one of the biggest challenges to the country’s postwar recovery — the new leader’s failure to forge national unity.

Even if it does not, the incident seems a grim turning-point in Syria’s transition. It has reinforced fears that the state is incapable of protecting minority groups. It may also have ripple effects ...

Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of the new Syrian government since the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December.

For days, Sunni tribal warriors surrounded the Druze capital in southern Syria. Fighters drove around in off-road vehicles, ...

Sweida's Druze defenders have resisted waves of attacks since June 10 but hundreds of members of the sect have been killed.