The Druze community in the Middle East is split between Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and a small community in Jordan. They have played an influential role across these countries – in Syria, one of the ...

Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, ...

Damascus Countryside, SANA- In the heart of southeastern Damascus, the city of Jaramana spans approximately 5,950 dunams. Its name, derived from the Aramaic language, means “strong men,” a ...

The rise of extremist forces in Syria under the new regime of Ahmed al-Sharaa poses a direct threat to regional stability and ...

Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead ...

Clashes last week pitted Sunni fighters against armed Druze residents of the town of Jaramana southeast of Damascus, later spreading to another district near the capital and then south to the ...

Israel reportedly launched its heaviest barrage this year on Syria between Friday night and Saturday morning, hours after the ...

Syria's Islamist rulers denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Druze elder from the Jaramana suburb south of Damascus said on Monday that external “unchecked” armed groups are threatening the area while locals have secured the ...

Druze Near Damascus Resist Demand to Turn in Arms as Tensions Boil By Yamam Al Shaar and Firas Makdesi JARAMANA, Syria (Reuters) - Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by ...