In the district of Baniyas, executions perpetrated against Alawites by Sunni factions caused around 100 deaths. A man in his ...

Sky News' chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay reports from northwestern Syria where hundreds of civilian Alawites have been ...

A people who shaped Turkish literature through their poets, performed their worship in Turkish, and preserved their language, ...

Lebanon could be on the brink of a “massive” new refugee crisis if massacres of the Alawite minority in Syria continue, ...

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...

Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...

A demonstration in support of Alawites in Syria turned violent Saturday afternoon when clashes broke out between protesters ...

Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who ...

The violence broke out on Thursday, three months after the insurgent-led government seized power, bringing an end to Assad’s ...

While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...

Sharaa, promises inclusivity in a nation with a complex sectarian and religious landscape. His leadership faces challenges ...

Since Thursday, more than 1,000 people—including Christian minorities and Alawites, the sect to which Assad belongs—have been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and ...