Ahmed al-Sharaa

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2025. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS
Europe

Erdogan tells Sharaa Turkey welcomes lifting of Syria sanctions

Sharaa's unscheduled visit came a day after US President Donald Trump's administration issued orders effectively lifting sanctions on Syria after its 14-year civil war. EU foreign...

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
Middle East

Syria announces creation of national commission for missing persons

US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on 14 May 2025. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Trump meets Syrian president, urges him to establish ties with Israel

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool/File Photo
Middle East

Syria's Sharaa skips Iraq summit after firestorm over invitation

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
Middle East

Trump Tower Damascus? Syria seeks to charm US president for sanctions relief

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
Middle East

Syrian leader heads to France in first European trip

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
Middle East

Syria's president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government

A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017/ Reuters
Middle East

Canada eases Syria sanctions, names ambassador

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Commander of Syrian Kurdish-led forces Mazloum Abdi shake hands, after Syria reached a deal to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout released on March 10, 2025. Photo: SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Syria's interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
Middle East

Syria's Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
Middle East

Syria's Sharaa says developments within 'expected challenges' as clashes continue: Arab media

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, greets Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa as Egypt hosts emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestinian developments, at Egypt's New Administrative Capital in Cairo, March 4, 2025. Photo: Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Egypt's Sisi meets Syria's Sharaa in Cairo for first time

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media during a meeting with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Middle East

Syria leader invited to Arab League summit on Gaza