by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 2, 2016 | Opinion
Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011 against Bashar Al Assad’s regime, some have predicted the country would be divided along ethnic and sectarian lines. The main catalyst for the division is fears for the safety of minorities. As time went by, the...
by Caroline Akoum | Apr 4, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut- Alawite clerics yesterday issued a document stipulating that the sect denounces all crimes committed by the Syrian Bashar al Assad regime. They emphasized that for a governing system to prove legitimate, it should be instituted by democracy. The document was...
by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Nov 13, 2013 | Middle East
Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pro-Hezbollah Islamist leader Sheikh Saadedine Ghiyyeh was shot dead in Tripoli on Tuesday, reigniting fears of sectarian violence fueled by the conflict in neighboring Syria engulfing the northern Lebanese city. The Sunni cleric was a senior...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Large numbers of Syrian Alawites have fled their villages along the Syrian coast after opposition forces seized 11 villages and kidnapped a prominent Alawite cleric on Monday. According to eyewitness accounts, several Alawite families are...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 6, 2013 | Middle East
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia has called on the people of Lebanon to act “wisely” and end the escalating fighting in the city of Tripoli. The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal as saying: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
