A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

On Thursday, Jordan’s King Abdullah II congratulated Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of HTS, on assuming the presidency of Syria. The Jordanian monarch sent Sharaa a cable wishing him success in leading Syria ...

Syria’s newly appointed interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa has received official congratulations from several Arab nations following his assumption of office during Syria’s transitional phase.

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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed has congratulated Ahmed Al Sharaa on the occasion of assuming the Syrian presidency for the transitional period. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President ...

In Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named as interim president to lead the transition. Sharaa is head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led the rebel coalition that toppled Bashar al-Assad.

Damascus [Syria], January 30 (ANI): Syria has entered a transitional phase with its de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, appointed as President, Al Jazeera reported, citing the state-run news agency SANA ...

In a café in Damascus, where the television is broadcasting images of the interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on January 29, 2025. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP The joy felt by the majority of Syrians ...

Syria's new authorities announced Wednesday that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad's ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa, former leader of the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has been appointed as Syria's interim president following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is also set to oversee the drafting of a new constitution, with the existing one, adopted under Assad in 2012, being cancelled. To advertise here ...