MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: The Israeli Druze physician who organized the smuggling of medical supplies from Damascus to Sweida amid a massacre. As Sweida’s Druze continue to be ravaged by Islamist ...

The political deadlock in Sweida continues with little on the horizon. Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri, one of three Sheikh's who ...

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Sheikh Muafak Tarif says over 120,000 still displaced, 300 held captive following clashes that erupted with government and ...

Sweida Governor Mustafa al-Bakkour denied circulating claims that the province is under siege, stressing that such allegations are ...

Suspect arrested with help of survivor of attack, in which four people were shot dead and a fifth was seriously wounded while ...

What will become of Sweida is now a global responsibility.

DAMASCUS, Syris(AP) — A new round of clashes between Druze armed groups and government forces in the province of Sweida in southern Syrian had subsided Friday but left fears of another escalation.

This article by Anagha Nair was first published on Democracy in Exile on July 22, 2025. This edited version is published on Global Voices as part of a media partnership agreement. The communities of ...

The National's interviews with residents, local officials and commanders reveal a complex picture of a scarred city ...

BEIRUT — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to ...

The IDF is still suspicious of Syria's leader and wondering whether, between two of his names symbolic of his dual identities, he will turn out to be more of his jihadist past as Mohammad al-Julani or ...