"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the ...

Druze Religious Elders From Syria Make Historic Visit to Israel By Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh JULIS, Israel (Reuters) - A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for ...

This raised doubts that the new leadership’s intent was not only to suppress armed dissent but also to punish the civilian ...

The visit comes as Israel says it is supporting the minority in a country now ruled by Islamists. But many Druze have ...

Developments in Syria. The Syrian government is reportedly close to signing a deal to integrate the Druze-majority Sweida ...

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades.

JULIS, Israel, March 14 (Reuters) - A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for the first such visit in more than 50 years, underscoring Israel's backing ...

Druze clerics stand near the border, as they wait for buses carrying members of the Syrian Druze community to cross from Syria in the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-controlled Golan ...