Who are the Alawites, and when did they emerge? The Alawites began to take shape around the 10th century within the broader Shia world. Following the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 ...

A sectarian-fueled killing spree exposed how fragile peace is in Syria, where the government’s control is limited and tension ...

It has been a month since a brutal mass killing shocked Syria. Hundreds of civilians belonging to Syrian minority groups lost ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met on Thursday in Qatar with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first ...

Despite their small number, the Bektashis are set to form the world’s newest country — a first-of-its-kind Islamic microstate ...

The White House has issued a clarification on the explosive 245% tariff targeting Chinese imports. The new addendum reveals a ...

A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are ...

The Alawite Muslim group was seen as privileged during the rule of former leader Bashar Assad but has suffered repeated ...

Paul Chambers, who teaches at Naresuan University, is accused of violating Article 112 of the Penal Code for publishing a controversial blurb. Anyone who defames the Thai monarchy risks three to ...

Israeli officials have openly suggested a federal model for Syria, whereby different minorities, including the Kurds and the Alawites (a Muslim sect from which the Assads hail), would enjoy ...

Rifts are growing among Taliban officials over the group's decision to ban girls from secondary education, leading at least one minister to leave Afghanistan and forcing families to move so ...

A woman reacts as people gather for a mass demonstration in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on March 11, protesting a recent wave of sectarian violence targeting Syria's Alawite minority in ...