Reports indicate that the decision will not remove sanctions on former President Bashar al-Assad, his senior aides, family ...

Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria. Skip to content Skip to site index.

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday rescinding most U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria since the 1970s, a major ...

The country’s new leader, Ahmed al-Shara, has donned a suit, trimmed his beard, and dropped his nom de guerre. But Syrians are still afraid. The messages started appearing on my phone as soon as ...

Ahmed al-Shara, a leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led fighters into Damascus on December 8 as the Assad regime collapsed. Fifty years of one-family rule was over, but Syria was still divided.

New leaked documents show photos of Syria's president Ahmed al-Shara'a and claim to reveal details about his connections to the Iraqi insurgency, including his detention at notorious Camp Bucca.

Syria's al-Shara reveals indirect talks via mediators to stop Israeli strikes. Reports suggest secret Israel-Syria diplomacy, ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) greets Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, as US President Trump looks on in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images.

During his visit to the Middle East in May, U.S. President Donald Trump did several things that few would have predicted ...

Ahmed al-Shara, a leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led fighters into Damascus on December 8 as the Assad regime collapsed. Fifty years of one-family rule was over, but Syria was still divided.

US President Donald Trump (C) meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara (L) along with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) during the first leg of his three-country Middle East ...

Syria’s new transitional president, Ahmed al-Shara’a, has shown that he has excellent instincts for many policies that Syria desperately needs. He was able to reach out to the West after the ...