sectarianism

The Damascus Governorate decree restricts the sale of alcohol to three Christian areas [Getty]
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Damascus Christians slam restriction of alcohol to their areas

A committee in the Christian Damascus area of Bab Touma says that a recent decision to restrict the sale of alcohol reinforced sectarian division in the city

The New Arab Staff
20 March, 2026
Syrians are gearing up to mark the first anniversary of their liberation from Assad
One Year of a Free Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria to mark first anniversary of Assad's fall with holiday

The New Arab Staff
04 December, 2025
Syrians are gathering to celebrate the anniversary of the beginning of the end of the Assad regime
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syrians condemn hate-inciting slogans in pro-government rallies

The New Arab Staff
29 November, 2025
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Syria
MENA
Live Story

Cautious calm in Latakia after rival Alawite and Sunni protests

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2025
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Book Club
Book Club
Live Story

Ghada Karmi's Murjana: Forbidden love in medieval Baghdad

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

26 November, 2025
Syrian security forces deployed in force in Homs [Getty]
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria extends curfew in Homs after murder, sectarian violence

The New Arab Staff
24 November, 2025
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Itamar Ben-Gvir
MENA
Live Story

Ben-Gvir sows sectarian division in Syria after Netanyahu visit

The New Arab Staff
20 November, 2025
Dick Cheney promoted misleading intelligence to justify the disastrous invasion of Iraq [Getty]
Dick Cheney
World
Live Story

Dick Cheney’s destructive policies still shape the Middle East

The New Arab Staff
04 November, 2025
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Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

Lebanese MP proposes turning Hezbollah tunnels into wine cellars

The New Arab Staff
09 October, 2025
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Syria
MENA
Live Story

Three killed in Christian area of Syria amid sectarian tension

The New Arab Staff
02 October, 2025
Suweida [Getty]
Syria
MENA
Live Story

French-Syrian Druze killed in Suweida sectarian violence: family

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 July, 2025
Bedouin residents of Suweida province fled their homes [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syrian Bedouin flee Druze-majority Suweida province after truce

The New Arab Staff
17 July, 2025
Announcement Of The First Government Under President Ahmad Al-Sharaa
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria minister appears to call Alawites 'servants or criminals'

The New Arab Staff
11 July, 2025
The security officer was allegedly killed by drug traffickers [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Tensions rise after Syrian officer killed near Druze villages

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syrian governor vows to protect Druze students following attacks

The New Arab Staff
15 May, 2025
The network seems to be attempting to undermine the Syrian government by inciting or worsening sectarian strife
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Networks of foreign accounts 'spreading sectarian hate' in Syria

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2025
This is the most direct action yet by the Syrian government to crack down on sectarian and ethnic incitement
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria govt clamps down on sectarian incitement at universities

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2025
The Druze students were alleged forced out of Damascus University due to sectarian incitement
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Video sparks outcry over alleged Syrian Druze student evictions

The New Arab Staff
09 May, 2025
Thousands of Alawites have fled to Lebanon from Syria's coastal regions
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

21,000 Syrian Alawites 'flee to Lebanon' from coastal regions

The New Arab Staff
18 April, 2025
Syrian President al-Sharaa's first cabinet announced
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
Perspectives

Syria needs a national unity government, not a technocratic one

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Marwan Kabalan

09 April, 2025
Members of security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government pose together with their firearms
Post-Assad Syria
Perspectives

Sectarian slaughter of Alawites in Syria must not be downplayed

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Maen al-Bayyari

13 March, 2025