Ahmed al-Sharaa

Ahmed al-Sharaa

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

Syria's president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government

Syria's new Sunni Islamist-led authorities have been under pressure from the West and Arab countries to form a government that is more inclusive of the country's diverse ethnic and...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Syria leader invited to Arab League summit on Gaza

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

Syria's president visits Saudi Arabia on Sunday, first trip abroad after Assad's fall

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati meet with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, Syria, January 11, 2025. Photo: Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham/Handout via REUTERS

Syria's al-Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve long-fraught ties

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media on the day he meets 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

Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army: sources

Hadi Al Bahra, president of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey, December 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Syria's former opposition says it has not been invited to government's planned talks

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media on the day he meets 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

Syria's de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with former rebel faction chiefs, as he reached an agreement with them to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the Defence Ministry, according to a statement from the new administration, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout image released on December 24, 2024. Photo: SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry