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Southern Syria exploded into the worst violence of post-Assad era. What that means for the region's future
Seven months of relative calm in Syria came to a bloody end last week, when what began as local skirmishes escalated into the ...
The New Arab10h
Syria Israeli officials met in Paris to 'contain escalation'
On Thursday, US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack had said he held talks with unspecified Syrian and Israeli officials in ...
A Syrian American returned to Syria to aid his ailing father. He was executed in sectarian violence
Hosam Saraya, who had returned to Syria to aid his ill father, was executed along with other members of his family. Their ...
Syrians were already on edge over a fragile post-Assad peace even before this weekend's suicide bombing
As Syria emerges from the devastation of a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of authoritarian rule, there are signs of ...
'I could finally see my childhood photos in Syria'
Now, 10 years later, he has returned to Syria for the first time and collected some treasured childhood pictures - some he ...
The Times of Israel22h
Syria and Israel to continue US-mediated de-escalation talks, Syrian state TV says
Syrian diplomatic source describes talks as 'honest and responsible'; next meeting expected to take place in Baku ...
Sectarian violence erupts in southern Syria, threatening Druze community’s fragile peace
Before the eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria, Saber Abou Ras taught medical sciences at a university in the ...
Syria's Druze avoided the worst of the 14-year civil war — and want little to do with new rulers
It’s been six months since longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled following a stunning rebel offensive that saw ...
Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...
An ammunition depot explosion in Syria kills at least 7 people and injures scores
An explosion at an ammunition depot in northern Syria on Thursday killed at least seven people and wounded scores, rescuers ...