Nada Maucourant Atallah

During a rare media visit to a site of the recent spree of sectarian killings in the country's east, The National spoke with survivors of an attack that claimed 25 lives

Agreement includes ceasefire, citizenship rights and integration of civil and military bodies

The National spoke to eight members of the Alawite community, some confined to their homes, surrounded by intense violence, with others hiding in the woods

The UN and US condemn mass sectarian killings after more than 1,300 people, mainly civilians from the minority community, have been killed since last week

As many as 745 people reported dead since fighting erupted in the western coastal region

The 4,500 detainees of 46 nationalities are a 'ticking bomb', Kurdish-led authorities tell The National

Reports of dozens more wounded in fierce fighting

Attack is among the deadliest since Syria's new administration, led by interim President Ahmad Al Shara, took power

After being put on hold for months, funeral processions have resumed as mourners flock to their villages to bury their dead

Announcement of the PKK’s dissolution might ease tensions between Turkey and Kurdish-led administration

'Armed resistance' term removed as statement vows to establish a state monopoly on weapons

'We will not allow southern Syria to become southern Lebanon,' says Israeli Defence Ministry

First the city was released from the tyranny of ISIS. Then it celebrated the ousting of Syria's unloved dictator. But the future appears far from certain for its war-weary residents

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem tells mass ceremony at stadium in Lebanese capital that group's former chief 'lives within us'

Authorities and residents at Al Hol camp say suspension of services could lead to protests and chaos