At the wall itself, line upon line of Orthodox Jews were visible, recognisable from their distinctive dress and style ... Muslim, and Druze and more communities coexist, offering a culture ...

There, he discreetly challenged President Rahmon’s authoritarian rule by criticizing the state’s stringent controls over Islamic practices, education, and dress. Facing severe governmental crackdowns ...

Outside Syria, everything which once looked like an Arab Spring “success story” is now either a dictatorship or a conflict ...

Three days after a spate of killings targeting another minority in Latakia, Druze leaders evacuated more than 1,200 students from universities along the Mediterranean. They arrived to safety late ...

SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the Mountain of the Druze — a natural fortress ...

The Druze are a key religious minority in Syria. They comprise only 3% of the country's population, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim, but their fierce independence and militia control of their ...

SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the Mountain of the Druze — a natural fortress where ...