Syrian Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat Al Hijri has been a vocal critic of the new government's attempts to establish central control over the country. Reuters

Syria's Druze invite UN investigators as Al Shara goes to New York

Problems with minority groups persist as new Syrian President seeks support at UN General Assembly

MENA

Israel shuts crossing between West Bank and Jordan after deadly shooting

MENA

How Fed cuts will shape Gulf spending, from credit cards to corporate debt

Economy

Syria agrees to US-brokered deal to stabilise Sweida province

MENA

Qatar sends aid to embattled Syrian Druze in Sweida

MENA

UAE Ministry of Defence pays tribute to first chief of staff of Armed Forces

UAE

Director Tima Shomali on how women can break Arabic TV's creative limits

Film & TV
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says Israel seeks to change the map of the region to impose Israeli hegemony over Arab world. AFP

Jordan calls for Arab action to stop Israel 'changing map of Middle East'

Ayman Safadi sharply condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Palestinian land

News

US renews push to avert all-out conflict between Syria's Kurds and Damascus

MENA

Hope for Syria's Druze as Damascus motorway opens to aid

MENA

Syria's 'long road to turn from North to South Korea' as Damascus expo opens

MENA

Syria's Druze fighters reshape frontlines in Sweida

MENA

Two-state solution is only way forward as Gaza faces new 'disaster', says Macron

MENA

Aid convoy reaches Druze-majority Sweida after UN talks

MENA
Tom Barrack with Israeli Druze spiritual leader Muwaffaq Tarif. Photo: US ambassador to Turkey

Syria's Druze fighters reshape frontlines in Sweida

Israeli spiritual leader of sect meets US envoy to seek support for Sweida community

MENA

Two-state solution is only way forward as Gaza faces new 'disaster', says Macron

MENA

Aid convoy reaches Druze-majority Sweida after UN talks

MENA

UAE, Jordan and other Middle East countries with mandatory military service

MENA

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