Damascus requested formal support for defense and counterterrorism, Ankara says, assuring its commitment to Syria’s ...

The Druze, a religious minority comprising about 3 percent of Syria's population, are facing systematic persecution in ...

Even if it does not, the incident seems a grim turning-point in Syria’s transition. It has reinforced fears that the state is ...

The throne of Damascus has always been a temporary seat – sometimes for kings, sometimes for clerics, sometimes for soldiers.

Sectarian violence continues to plague Syria, with a Druze Christian convert and 11 members of his extended family being ...

A Reuters investigation has found that Syria’s new leadership is secretly restructuring an economy broken by corruption and ...

A lie, by definition, conceals the truth. And when unpleasant but vital truths remain hidden, they go unacknowledged, ...

As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced ...

In May 2025, the US president met Ahmad Al-Shaara in the Saudi capital Riyadh and expressed admiration for him. He went ...

Syrian Christian leaders say they cannot trust the Islamist-led Syrian government of Ahmed al-Sharaa to provide the safety ...

By Dale Gavlak, OSV News Syrian Christian leaders say they cannot trust the Islamist-led Syrian government of Ahmed al-Sharaa ...