now known by the initials HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham), has undertaken the more prosaic job of trying to govern millions of ...

Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a ...

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...

The temporary measure was declared by the Military Operations Command, which led the offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad ...

Mr Sharaa’s drive for integration is not unprecedented. Bosnia granted citizenship to hundreds of jihadists who fought for it ...

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 ...

Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.

Syria's new authorities also announced Wednesday the dissolution of armed factions, including Sharaa's own Hayat Tahrir ...

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa has risen from rebel leader to interim president, after his Islamist group led a lightning offensive ...

The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad was named on Wednesday the country's interim president, following a meeting of the former insurgent factions.

Assad last month was named the country's interim president on Wednesday as former insurgents cancelled the existing ...