The Economist9h
After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...
Minority sect of ousted President lives in fear as violence grips Syria’s coast
Authorities have not provided a toll, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor put the number of dead at 1,383 ...
Christianity Today6h
Syrian Massacre Leaves Christians on Edge
Oweis said Syrian forces looted hundreds of Christian homes during the assault on Alawite communities between the coastal towns of Tartus and Latakia. Jihadis stormed the home of Oweis’s friend and ...
Foreign powers to drive much of wobbly postwar peace in Syria as sectarian violence continues to rage
Assad’s brutal regime was ousted on Dec. 8. But a Turkish-dominated Syria unsettles some of Ankara’s rivals in the Middle East ...
Could demilitarization backfire in southern Syria?
One might think that from Israel’s point of view, the collapse of the Assad regime would be seen as a positive development ...
Erdogan Tries to Leverage Turkey’s NATO Muscle as US Retreats
Turkey wants closer cooperation with Europe in return for security as the continent looks at ways to reduce reliance on Trump’s America.
Greek City Times5h
Greek Orthodox Christians in Syria: “I will not renounce my identity even if it means death”
A few days ago, 48-year-old Johnny S., a Greek Orthodox Christian from Syria, found the courage to leave his home in Latakia, ...
Manila Bulletin23h
Associated Press
LA MALBAIE, Canada (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may be walking into unusually unfriendly territory this week when he meets his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies ...