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Israel releases man convincted of spying for Syria
Israel has announced the release of two prisoners - one of whom was convicted of allegedly spying for Syria - as part of a swap deal brokered by ... Middle East -
Lebanese leaders to meet, paving way for cabinet session
Lebanese leaders will meet on Friday aiming to resolve a political crisis that has paralyzed the government, paving the way for the cabinet to convene ... Middle East -
Syria forces free 19 Druze women, children held hostage by ISIS
Syria’s army has freed a group of 19 women and children who were abducted by ISIS during a raid on the city of Sweida and neighboring villages ... Middle East -
ISIS ‘releases six’ of 27 Druze hostages in exchange for prisoner swap, ransom
ISIS has released six of 27 Druze hostages it seized during a deadly July attack in Syria's Sweida province in exchange for a prisoner swap and ransom ... Middle East -
Russia negotiates deal with ISIS to release abducted women in Syria’s Sweida
Moscow is seeking to negotiate a deal with ISIS by recruiting young men in Syria’s Sweida and enlisting them in compulsory conscription in ... Middle East -
Mystery over videos showing abducted women, girl from Syria’s Sweida
Several videos have been surfacing out of the Syrian governorate Sweida, which is controlled by the Syrian regime’s army and the location of ... Features -
Second Syrian Druze held hostage by ISIS dies
A second hostage has died after being abducted by the ISIS extremist group in southern Syria last month, a journalist in the area and a monitor said ... Middle East -
Pro-regime Druze militia in Syria hangs ISIS member
Pro-government Druze militiamen hanged a member of ISIS in Syria’s Sweida on Tuesday, a monitor said, just days after the extremists executed a ... Middle East -
Israeli Druze rally against Jewish Nation Law in Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands of Israeli Druze and their supporters rallied in central Tel Aviv Saturday to protest a new law they say makes them second-class ... Middle East -
Russia talking with ISIS to free 36 women, children abducted in Syria’s Sweida
Syrian regime ally Russia is negotiating with the ISIS over the release of Druze women and children kidnapped by the terrorist group, a Druze ... Middle East -
Israeli military faces Druze uproar over Jewish nation bill
Israel’s military chief is pleading to keep politics out of the army amid protests by the Druze minority against a recent bill to enshrine the ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Druze leader Jumblatt attacks Syrian regime over massacre
The main leader of the Druze sect in Lebanon on Friday attacked the Syrian government for failing to stop an ISIS massacre of Druze in Syria, saying ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Walid Jumblatt affirms son as political heir
Lebanon’s main Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, on Sunday publicly confirmed his son Taymour as his political heir, extending the tradition of ... Features -
Can the Druze community’s rural past secure its future?
Veteran journalist and writer Eyad Abu Shakra delivered a lesson in history at an Al Arabiya roundtable session recently. The London-based ... Middle East -
‘Assad hides behind minorities,’ top Druze thinker tells Al Arabiya English
The Druze minority in Syria has faced the advance of opposition groups like the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front and well as extremist group ISIS Features -
An insight into the past, present and future of the Druze
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is hiding behind the minorities as the bloody five-year conflict rages on, top Druze expert Eyad Abu Shakra told Al ... Al Arabiya Global Discussions -
Syria arrests ‘Al-Qaeda suspect in Druze bombing’
Syrian authorities have detained a member of Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front who admitted the group’s responsibility for a double bomb attack ... Middle East -
Toll in twin Syria car bombs climbs to 26
Among those killed was prominent Druze leader Sheikh Wahid al-Balous, who spoke out against the Syrian regime Middle East -
Six Syrian security personnel killed by Druze gunmen in southern Syria
A Druze leader was killed in one of the car bombs Middle East -
Protests in southern Syrian city after Druze cleric killed
Sheik Wahid Balous, a strong supporter of rebels trying to topple Assad, died Friday in one of two consecutive car bomb explosions Middle East -
Druze leader killed in car bomb in southern Syria
A car bomb blast killed a Druze leader and at least three other people in southern Syria Middle East -
Israel confirms jail for Druze ex-MP over Syria trip
Druze former MP went to Syria in 2007 as a part of a delegation of 300 Druze religious leaders Middle East -
Israel claims it asked Syrian rebels not to harm Druze
Druze Arabs in Syria have long been loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, and their brethren in Israel and the Golan Heights Middle East -
Isn’t it time for safe havens in the Middle East?
There has been no better time for establishing safe havens in both northern and southern Syria Middle East -
Israeli police arrest several Druze after lynching of Syrian
Nine Druze were arrested after the killing of a Syrian and attacking an amublance Middle East -
Israel arrests several Druze after ‘lynching’ of Syrian
Further details of the investigations into both incidents remain under a gag order Middle East -
Do we fear for the safety of the Druze or for Assad?
Israeli concern in developments in regards to the Druze situation in Syria has clearly appeared in Israeli media Middle East -
Israel vows crackdown after ‘lynching’ of wounded Syrian
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon pledged Tuesday to track down Druze rioters in the occupied Golan Heights Middle East -
Israeli Druze block ambulance with Syrian casualties
Israeli Druze blocked an Israeli army ambulance they believed was transporting wounded Syrian rebels on Monday, local authorities said, a rare ... Middle East -
The Druze position is a challenge for Syria’s uprising
It is a pity that the Assad regime’s bets paid off when it came to finding ways to destroy Syria Middle East