Israel hit Damascus with powerful airstrikes on Wednesday, ostensibly to “protect” Syria’s Druze minority which has borne the ...

Scores of people have been killed in Syria's southern governorate of Suwayda after clashes began between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions. A ceasefire agreement was announced ...

Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against members of the Druze community has put a spotlight on the small ...

The Druze, an ethnoreligious minority in the Levant region, began as a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite ...

BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Israel’s army said Monday it has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government ...

The previous articles centered on the origins of Shiite Islam and its political history to examine the Shiite basis for ...

Shiite Islam offers Iranians a standard it views as just. Iran calls itself an Islamic republic. Many Iranians may appreciate ...

The holy day is when Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual ...

Muharram, one of the four sacred months in Islam, marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Here are some well-rounded ...

Sunni Muslims commemorate Ashoura through voluntary fasting, as the day for them marks Moses’ parting of the Red Sea. The wars in Iran and Gaza will impact observations of the new year ...

Islamic New Year: How do Muslims observe it and will Iran war impact celebrations? Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar ...