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

Safa and Marwa are two small yet significant hills near the Kaaba in Mecca. They hold deep spiritual meaning in Islam, as ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim government on Monday announced the end of a days-long military operation against ...

‘This’ is the outbreak of violence in Syria that killed 745 civilians in 30 ‘massacres’ along Syria’s Alawite-majority ...