In this critical moment, the Iranian mullahs salvaged Assad’s presidency by declaring the Alawites a branch of Shia Islam.

When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant ...

Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.

Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A ...

Israeli statements make clear these bombings aim to shatter Syria’s ability to militarily defend its territory and, thus, to ...

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the ...

Outside, the ornate turquoise tiles on the embassy's façade are intact, but the defaced giant image of Iran's vastly ...

New Delhi: The modern-day Syria with its capital in Damascus is considered as an Arab Islamic country where the majority of ...

Syria’s facilitation of foreign fighters to wage an insurgency in Iraq spawned the rise of Al Qaeda in the region. Due to its ...

Shiite convert Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, tried to join Hezbollah during his travels to Lebanon and Syria during the October 7 ...

The British publication, The Independent, reported that Shia Muslims from Iraq are involved in the protection of the revered ...