An Israeli opposition leader has called for Israel to throw its weight behind the Kurds in Syria as a way of preventing ...

After moving to Portland in the 1980s, Najieb became imam for the Muslim Community Center of Portland, a position he held ...

Recently ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was part of the Alawite community. Aghiad Ghanem, a Franco-Syrian expert in international relations, believes that despite their association with the ...

Moscow can seek to preserve its most important assets in Syria through cooperation with an Alawite autonomous zone—if that ...

A spokesperson for Jamiyat Tabligh-ul-Islam told the T&A: “Mr Ali made a number of allegations which were considered and ultimately dismissed by the tribunal. “JTI are one of the main Sunni ...

Syria's population, comprising various ethnic and religious groups, makes it one of the most diverse countries in the Middle East. DW takes a closer look.

Hamas, whose ideological roots stem from the Sunni Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, distanced itself from Assad - a member of the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam - as he cracked ...