Discover more about Syria's religious demographics – what are the biggest & smallest groups & where do they live in the country?

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 ...

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

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

A couple, Mohammed and his wife, were among those returning to Syria. They were all smiles as they waited for their documents ...

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

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

Syria is a weak state with a weak economy and therefore a weak army. Syria is basically a factory for drugs in a corrupted dictatorship. The only business that works is sending drugs to Jordan and to ...

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

Iran has been deeply at odds with the United States and its allies since its 1979 revolution. However, its aggressive ...

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