A provincial governor wants to prohibit women in government and public sector jobs from wearing makeup, stirring outrage and ...

The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.

Even though the closures were lifted after just one day due to public outcry, it sent a clear and worrying signal to Christians about growing restrictions on their cultural and social freedoms. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syrian authorities imposed an overnight curfew in the coastal city of Latakia following deadly attacks on predominantly Alawite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People from the Alawite sect protest as they demand federalism and an end to what they say is the killing and violations against ...

LATAKIA (Syria), Feb 17 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Three people, including an Anadolu Ajansi freelance reporter, were injured in an ...

A country in transition is judged by who feels able to stay.

LATAKIA, Syria — Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counter-demonstrators on Sunday, two days after a bombing at an Alawite mosque in the ...

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Syrian security forces imposed a curfew on Latakia city, a bastion of the country's Alawite minority, state media reported on Tuesday, days after four people were killed in protests ...

Defense ministry to provide all necessary support to help affected residents in Idlib, Latakia countryside following flash ...