With religious minorities 1/3 of the population, activists urge steps to strengthen diverse voices and civil society.

Netanyahu has taken Sharaa's multiple peace offerings as a sign of weakness, spurring ever-bolder and more belligerent action ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus” ...

Hamas was plotting a major attack on Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed on Thursday during a meeting with the heads of regional councils. He also reiterated ...

We in Brattleboro will vote on a referendum on March 4. The following reflects my feelings about the four points this referendum delineates: ...

For the Druze, these may be historical days leading to self-rule, self-defense, or perhaps even self-determination in some ...

The Israel Defense Forces said that it had struck several military targets in southern Syria, including sites containing weapons and command centers.

One reason the Kurdish group, the Syrian Democratic Forces, is pushing back against Ahmed al-Shara’s calls for unity is that ...

Many of the Syrians who attended this week's National Dialogue conference in the Syrian capital Damascus had never imagined they would be able to enter the building in which it was held. "Honestly, it ...

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Syria's new rulers kicked off a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday as a "rare historical opportunity" to ...

The long-awaited conference was billed as a "rare historical opportunity" to rebuild the country after 14 years of civil war.