The rebels, pushing south from Idlib ... some of them hard-line Islamist fighters who have treated religious minorities in Syria harshly. “Everything you’ve been hearing about, we’ve ...

In the south, the Syrian military said ... Sweida, inhabited by members of the Druze religious minority, was under the control of Druze factions Saturday morning after the army withdrew, according ...

But such research was conducted while Assad was still in power, and it has only been several weeks since Assad fell. As a ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international ...

It has ruthlessly governed Idlib and surrounding territory, brooking little dissent and oppressing religious minorities ... “moderate” Free Syrian Army in the south. Syria’s future will ...

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences of other Arab countries more than a decade ago. In the winter of 2010, an ...

In the Sweida district in the south, for example ... to textbooks — have raised concerns within Syria about his professed commitment to religious diversity. Sheikh Tarif said that in his ...

The changes, announced Wednesday, affect first-to-12th-grade schoolbooks in all Syrian schools, with a focus on history, religion and science textbooks. The Education Ministry under the country ...

Proposed changes criticised for religious tone as interim government accused of going ‘well beyond’ its caretaker role Syria’s new leaders have been criticised after they announced plans to ...