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Druze, Syria and Israel

First Druze crossing in 50 years as Israel courts allies in Syria

It's the first time in five decades that Druze leaders have crossed from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory to visit Druze religious sites and communities here. The buffer zo

AOL · 10m

Druze religious elders from Syria make historic visit to Israel

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 for the community amid growing tensions with the new government in Damascus.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Israeli Druze Prepare for First Visit by Syrian Druze in Decades

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif said the visit by around 100 Syrian Druze religious elders on Friday would be the first to Israel in some 50 years, when a group came in the immediate aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur war between Israel,

Daily Journal · 8h

Syrian Druze cross armistice line for pilgrimage to Israel

Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine since Israel's creation in

Syria, Islamist and temporary constitution

Reuters · 3h

Syria's sects: delicate mix for its new Islamist leaders

Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an inclusive society in a country with a delicate sectarian and religious mix.

BBC on MSN · 17h

Syria leader signs temporary constitution for five-year transition

The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.

The Washington Post · 1d

Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase

Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated ...

UNICEF Helps Protect Syria’s Children From Deadly Remnants Of War

Mohammed, 15, learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance at a UNICEF child-friendly space — knowledge he used to save ...

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Entire families killed in Syria sectarian violence, UN says

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...

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Qatar will send natural gas to Syria to increase its meager electricity supply

Syria's state-run SANA news agency says Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 ...

Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

America Magazine21h

Worst violence in years in Syria revives fears among minority Alawite and Christian communities

The question asked by many Syrians from Alawite, Shiite, Druse, Christian and other minority communities has become: “Can [I] ...

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Syria’s Surge in Violence Does Not Signal a New Civil War—for Now

A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...

Qatar to send natural gas via Jordan to help Syria’s severe electricity shortage

Syria’s interim Minister of Electricity Omar Shaqrouq said the Qatari supplies are expected to increase the daily ...

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Syria's Civil War Takes Another Deadly, Dramatic Turn

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

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Israel faces new Syria challenge as it adjusts to new strategy amid regional power struggle for influence

Israel is rethinking its Syria strategy following the country's Islamist takeover in December, rising attacks on minorities ...

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