Last week’s column looked at the SWP’s politics on the fall of Assad and how they distort reality in Syria by looking through ...

Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday abolished the country’s constitution and declared himself president during a meeting of armed factions in Damascus. The former rebel ...

2:15 Traces of normal life return to Syria, one week after the fall of the Assad regime The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as ...

The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 brought an end to over 50 years of brutal Assad family rule. It may also mark the end of an even longer status quo in ...

Assad, former opposition commander and Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, Syrian state media reported. “It’s a monumental day,” said Al Jazeera ...

Sharaa has been de facto leader since Assad toppled Decisions announced at Damascus meeting Analyst: Sharaa formalizes status as 'strongman ruler' DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Syria's de facto ...

Syria's new administration does not seek bloodshed with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the country's Kurdish population, de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday.

By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over a ...

We need to see strong support for Syria and intensive Arab engagement. We must remember that the new system, whatever its nature, must confront severe challenges left by both the Assad era and broader ...