Still, Syrian Christians are worried, wondering if the new government will target them next. The revenge killings mark the ...

Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as sectarian tensions escalate in the war-torn country ...

The violence broke out on Thursday, three months after the insurgent-led government seized power, bringing an end to Assad’s reign. The casualties included 745 civilians, 125 members of the Syrian ...

More than 1,000 people had been killed in the attack, including 745 civilians, 125 members of Syrian security forces and 148 Assad loyalists ...

For members of the Shia sect, Hussein is considered to be one of the imams, the spiritual and political successors to the Prophet. The battle of Karbala in which he died was a key moment in the ...

Unofficially, Lebanon’s major sects – Muslims from Sunni and Shia sects as well as Christians – must all be represented in cabinet. No Shia lawmakers endorsed the prime minister designate ...

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has announced a new constitution for Syria, and promised democratic elections in five years.

Edited by Liam Stack Sunni rebels swarm a Shia mosque near the town of Jisr al ... This week more than 100 members of the president's Alawite sect, a heterodox offshoot of Shiism, were killed ...

“It’s not all Shia parties, it’s just the specific ones ... “It would bring everything back to the sect,” said Dr Mansour.

Houthi, Yemen's Houthi leader, remains a formidable force against Israel and the U.S., boosting Iran's influence in the region. After a decade-long conflict with Saudi Arabia, he's led attacks in ...

Fighting erupted along the border between Lebanon and Syria overnight into Monday, Syrian state media reported, after three ...