Druze
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
Middle East
August 9, 2019
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s only English-language daily protested the country’s deteriorating economic and political conditions by publishing a blank edition…
Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’
Middle East
June 17, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday unveiled a gold-trimmed sign naming a proposed new community on the disputed Golan Heights…
In Israel, members of Arab minority embrace Palestinian identity
Middle East
May 10, 2019
In Israel, members of Arab minority embrace Palestinian identity
KHUBBAYZA, Israel (Reuters) – Loudspeakers blared nationalist Arabic music across hillsides in northern Israel on Thursday as children ran across…
Druze protest Trump’s backing of Israeli sovereignty on Golan
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Druze protest Trump’s backing of Israeli sovereignty on Golan
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Dozens of Druze Arabs, some carrying Syrian flags and pictures of Syrian President Bashar…
Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria
Features/Interviews
March 22, 2019
Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria
Who controls the Golan? The Golan was Syrian territory until 1967, when Israel occupied it in the Six-day War and later annexed it. The…
Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel’s parliament
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel’s parliament
DALIYAT AL-KARMEL, Israel (Reuters) – With Israel’s election just over a month away, a Druze former television news anchor is…
Lebanese politician’s stand-off with Hariri spirals
Middle East
December 2, 2018
Lebanese politician’s stand-off with Hariri spirals
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A stand-off between Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a pro-Syrian politician escalated on Saturday when shots…
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
Middle East
November 10, 2018
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
A Syrian woman captured by Islamic State militants said her 8-year-old son died in her lap when the extremists…
Druze on Golan Heights protest against Israeli municipal election
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Druze on Golan Heights protest against Israeli municipal election
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Hundreds of Druze Arabs, some carrying Syrian flags, gathered outside the gates of…