The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration in northern and eastern Syria was the first to reject the constitution, calling it ...

Following the recent attacks carried out against civilians in the Alawite-majority region in Syria’s coastal region, many ...

The head of the Druze community in Israel on Thursday hailed plans for the first visit by a Druze religious delegation from ...

Despite ongoing challenges in Sinjar, new infrastructure projects signal renewal, but success hinges on the full ...

In witnessing the persecution and suffering of the Middle East’s Christian communities, Israel is willing to posture itself ...

The crime of all crimes' has been committed in Rwanda, the Ottoman Empire, and Cambodia among others. Is it now happening in ...

All the latest breaking news on United States. Browse ibtimes archives of photos, videos and articles on United States.

Tarif said he hoped the new Syrian government would bring in minorities including Druze, Christians, Kurds, Bedouins, Yazidis and Alawites, "so that Syria will be for all its people and inhabitants".

Sunni dominance has inflicted deep scars on the region, and minorities like the Alawites, as well as Christians, Druze and Yazidis, all have reasons to fear the rise of extremist governance.