The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

Convoys of Syrian security forces were seen moving outside of Sweida on Wednesday (July 16) night. Scores of people have been ...

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Mass protests erupted in Damascus as Syrian citizens gathered outside parliament, chanting “Stop killing our people” in a ...

Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against members of the Druze community has put a spotlight on the small but influential minority. Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and ...

Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack.

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There is, and has been, a very tight relationship between the state of Israel, the Jewish people and the Druze community. "But we still have challenges from almost every perspective.

Medieval Ashkenazic Jews lived in ancient villages in northeast Turkey known as “ancient Ashkenaz” – which was close to the mountainous homeland of the Druze. Druze women in Isfiya, one of the largest ...

DAMASCUS . The spiritual leader of the Druze community expressed Syrians’ desire to establish a state that upholds the rule of law, embraces all its citizens and safeguards Syria’s sovereignty ...

The Druze, who number about one million worldwide, are a monotheistic offshoot of Islam but do not consider themselves Muslim. There are approximately 143,000 Druze in Israel. "The Druze people ...

The Druze people of Israel are a genetic sanctuary of ancient lineages of DNA, researchers reported on Wednesday. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.