Published October 1st, 2013 - 08:47 GMT Giving Alawites in Syria their own country might be the first step in smoothing things out in the Levante. Tags:Dubai LatestPopular Trump declares Iran ‘no longer a threat’ to the US Colombian plane crashes in Amazon after takeoff, fate of 110 soldiers unclear Smotrich calls for expanding Israel’s border to Lebanon’s Litani River Iran refutes Trump's statement of negotiations with the US Trump postpones attack on Iran's power plants Loading content ... Subscribe Sign up to our newsletter for exclusive updates and enhanced content Subscribe Now Subscribe Sign up to get Al Bawaba's exclusive celeb scoops and entertainment news