Joseph Yacoub, a specialist in Eastern Christians, examines Syria’s historical identity, highlighting its neglected Christian ...

Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...

they didn't have to answer questions on "Syrian nationalism" anymore. The transitional education minister, Nazir al-Qadri, annulled the exam subject on short notice. The subject was based in large ...

Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...

Early reports from media associated with the Axis of Resistance indicated that the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria claimed ...

The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...

But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, representative, and Islamist it may be. The country’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Shara, ...

The Middle East underwent immense changes in the 1950s due to political instability and ideological shifts. This period, ...

While noting that Ahmed al-Sharaa, the charismatic leader of HTS, has swapped his combat fatigues for business suits, dropped his wartime pseudonym for his real name, and downplayed his past jihadist ...