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Druze artist Sam Halaby to debut major exhibition, 'The Color Hunter,' in Miami

Exhibition will be part of CONTEXT Art Miami, an art fair that is considered America’s most important week for contemporary art; The works are drawn from various periods of his creative career

ynet Global | 11.23.25

Israel to train Syrian Druze as firefighters, send gear and truck back across border

Twenty young Druze from Syria’s Sweida province will undergo intensive firefighting training in Israel and return with equipment and a fire truck to establish a new station, part of a broader government plan to strengthen humanitarian and strategic ties

Yair Kraus | 11.20.25

חצי חצי דגלי ישראל במחאות דרוזים ב סוריה והנשיא הסורי אחמד א-שרע

Druze continue to resist al-Sharaa’s push for integration into 'new Syria'

Months after massacre in Syria’s Sweida province, tensions persist as Druze leaders remain divided between supporting President al-Sharaa’s government and demanding self-determination, while sporadic violence continues despite a fragile ceasefire

Lior Ben Ari | 11.12.25

Druze renew protests against Golan Heights wind turbine project; Energix blames government inaction

Energix has resumed construction on its long-stalled wind turbine project in the northern Golan Heights, but renewed efforts have sparked violent protests from local Druze residents who oppose the plan, forcing workers to withdraw from the site

Yair Kraus | 11.09.25

'I come from a conservative family—it’s a miracle my father let me become a content creator'

From conservative village to pop icon, Maisam Makeup earns hundreds of thousands of followers, major brand deals and a devoted Druze female audience while preserving her community’s values

Yoni Froim | 10.24.25

נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין נשיא סוריה אחמד א-שרע

Lebanon or Syria: which will normalize ties with Israel first?

Analysis: Syrian and Lebanese officials recently hinted that 'something interesting is being cooked up'; a quiet, unofficial race toward ties with Israel may be underway

Smadar Perry | 10.22.25

Israel arms thousands of Druze in southern Syria amid US push for peace talks

Druze leaders told Reuters that Israel is supplying weapons and salaries to 3,000 fighters in Sweida as Washington pressures Damascus and Jerusalem to reach a deal ahead of the UN General Assembly

Lior Ben Ari | 09.16.25

‏נתניהו נפגש עם משלחת מחוקקים מארצות הברית במשרד החוץ בירושלים

Atrocities against Syrian Druze ‘exceeded October 7,’ Netanyahu says

Weeks after recounting how Druze victims in Syria brutally mutilated by regime forces, PM tells US lawmakers atrocities 'exceeded in some cases' Hamas massacre in southern Israel

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi | 09.15.25

'Strength comes before peace': Netanyahu visits Druze village after reported Israeli strike near Damascus

The prime minister met Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif in the northern village of Julis, pledging support for Druze in Syria; says, 'I'm not naive. I understand who we're dealing with — that's why we used force'

Amir Ettinger, Einav Halabi, Lior Ben Ari | 08.29.25

לינה מחזיקה את מילאר הקטן שנקרא על שם בנה שנהרג באסון מג'דל שמס

Mother whose son killed in Hezbollah attack tends to Syrian baby carrying his name

Lina El-Shaar, mother of slain Milaar from Majdal Shams, rushes to the bedside of a 10-day-old infant from Syria, who became ill and was transported to Israel for care; 'He will grow up and bring light to his parents’ lives, just as my Milaar was the great light of ours'

Yair Kraus | 08.25.25

Terrorist disguised as a politician: Ahmad al-Sharaa’s bloody past casts shadow on his decrees

Opinion: Syrian interim president, once a top al-Qaeda figure with a $10 million US bounty on his head, now bans rivals as 'terrorist supporters' despite his own record of massacres, sieges and sectarian killings across Syria

Munir Dahir | 08.25.25

Israeli flag in Sweida sparks Arab outrage, but massacres met with silence

Opinion: The sight of an Israeli flag at a Druze protest in Syria’s Sweida drew fierce condemnation across the Arab world, highlighting the hypocrisy of those who remain silent in the face of bloodshed, while the only aid comes from Israel

Munir Dahir | 08.20.25

Asaad al-Shibani, Tom Barrack, and Ron Dermer

Israeli, US, Syrian officials meet in France on humanitarian corridor to Druze enclave

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met in Paris with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and US envoy Thomas Barrett to explore a humanitarian corridor from Israel to the Druze stronghold in Sweida amid aid and security concerns

Smadar Perry, Einav Halabi | 08.19.25

כוחות משטר סורי חוסמים כניסת חמושים לא-סווידא

Syrian leader accuses Israel of 'weakening' Syria by 'meddling' in Sweida

Protests in Druze-majority province continue amid food and fuel shortages, with demonstrators seeking Israeli intervention after more than 1,600 fighters and civilians reportedly killed

Lior Ben Ari | 08.17.25

Waving Israeli flags, Syrian Druze call for intervention in unprecedented push for self-determination

Hundreds protest in Sweida and nearby towns, the largest rally since July’s deadly clashes, demanding justice and rejecting Damascus’ interim rule; some call for Israeli intervention after Israel defended Druze during last month’s fighting

Associated Press | 08.16.25

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