Alawites

An Islamic denomination whose followers are located primarily in coastal Syria with smaller numbers elsewhere.

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Syria

Investigations

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How Syria's performative coast massacre inquiry blocks justice

Evidence gathered in preliminary probes fell below acceptable standards. Can state-led investigative commissions and televised trials redress

Andrea Glioti

Ward Ibrahim

09 March, 2026

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Syria

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Syria: Assad’s cousin criticises Alawite 'federalism' demand

The New Arab Staff

31 December, 2025

Homs [Getty]

Syria

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Syria: Three killed in Latakia during protests over Homs bombing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 December, 2025

Latakia remains a hotspot for the activities of Assad regime loyalists

Syria

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Three killed as security forces clash with Assadists in Syria

The New Arab Staff

24 December, 2025

: Yvette Cooper, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, arrives in Downing Street for the final UK government cabinet meeting before Christmas recess, on December 16, 2025 in London, United Kingdom

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UK imposes sanctions on perpetrators of violence against Syrians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

19 December, 2025

Syria

One Year of a Free Syria

Why Syria needs better governance...and a new kind of opposition

Joseph Daher

09 December, 2025

Clerics and members of Syria's Alawite minority gather for a meeting in Qardaha, the ancestral village of the Assad family, in the western province of Latakia on December 16, 2024 for a session aiming to establish dialogue mechanisms with the new authorities in Damascus.

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Syria Alawite leader urges boycott of Assad removal celebrations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 December, 2025

Post-Assad Syria

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Homs: A stability test that Syria's new authorities are failing

Youssef Al Ibrahim

04 December, 2025

Sharaa [Getty]

Syria

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Sharaa recognises 'legitimate demands' of Alawite protesters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 November, 2025

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Syria

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Cautious calm in Latakia after rival Alawite and Sunni protests

The New Arab Staff

26 November, 2025

People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025.

Syria

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Syrian police use gunfire to disperse protests in Latakia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

25 November, 2025

People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025

Syria

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Alawites protest on Syrian coast following sectarian violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

25 November, 2025

Syrian security forces deployed in force in Homs [Getty]

Syria

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Syria extends curfew in Homs after murder, sectarian violence

The New Arab Staff

24 November, 2025

The proceedings of the trial have been open to the media [Getty]

Syria

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First trial of coastal massacre suspects underway in Syria

The New Arab Staff

18 November, 2025

Hundreds of civilians were killed in fighting on the Syrian coast, with government forces accused of committing crimes [Getty]

Syria

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Syrian public trials for coastal massacre suspects begin

The New Arab Staff

17 November, 2025

Members of security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government stand along a rocky promontory overlooking the Mediterranean sea coast in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025.

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Syria probe finds most claims of kidnapped Alawite women false

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

02 November, 2025

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Post-Assad Syria

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Is an Assadist insurgency emerging on the Syrian coast?

Cian Ward

01 October, 2025