DAMASCUS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- As Syria's new leadership ramps up diplomatic efforts with visits to world capitals, it finds itself simultaneously confronting a deepening sectarian crisis at home, posing ...

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria arrived in France on Wednesday for his first trip to a European country since ascending to ...

JARAMANA, Syria – Druze residents near Syria’s capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their ...

Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, ...

Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, leader of the Druze in Syria declared that the Druze no longer trust the leadership of Ahmad ...

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, ...

In light of the recent violence between communities in Syria, the European Union said it is closely following the situation ...

Security messages seen by the Associated Press say armed groups and others have looted warehouses of supplies in northern ...

Israel has accused Syria of failing to protect the Druze as Israeli forces occupy and attack parts of the country.

United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen urged Israel Saturday to halt its attacks on Syria "at once", after it carried out ...

HARASTA, Syria (AP) — The United Nations condemned Saturday an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes on Syria as Israel said its ...

The United Nations special envoy for Syria has condemned an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes as Israel said its forces were ...