In-depth: As the path to a new Syria evolves, the Druze find themselves navigating different pressures amid local and regional power struggles. More than a week after a member of the interim government’s security forces was killed during clashes with Druze armed factions in Jaramana, tensions remain high. The incident …

In-depth: Shot while holding her cousin, Khadija Atwi, 17, was left to die in Houla as Israeli forces blocked aid. Her family mourns and demands justice. The last thing young girl Khadija Atwi said before the Israeli bullet hit her was that she wanted to visit her father’s grave. At …

Analysis: As Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction gains Arab-global backing while facing US-Israel opposition, Hamas’s role and weapons remain the biggest sticking point Egypt’s ambitious plan to rebuild Gaza, unveiled at an emergency summit in Cairo last Tuesday, is steadily gaining international traction.  It is even beginning to sway the Trump administration, …