Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, ...

Abu Ali, who is a metal worker as his day job, said most Druze militiamen ... Ottoman and French colonial rule to establish the modern Syrian state. During Syria’s civil war that began in ...

Russia’s fleet of Tu-214Rs is very small—and shows no sign of increasing. But the bird’s advanced electronics and optical systems offer unique advantages to the Russian military.

This liturgy was used by the church in Antioch in present day Syria. Many bishops in this area ... The people in modern day Iran and Iraq were once known as the Assyrians. The church established ...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated ...

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years ...

Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...

Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.

The violence in Alawite areas is one sign of Syria’s fragmentation. In the north, Kurdish groups have their own enclaves and ...

In our news wrap Sunday, a fourth day of clashes in western Syria is testing the country’s new leadership, Israel says it’s cutting off the electricity it sends to Gaza, Secret Service officers shot a ...