Ahmed al-Sharaa

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

It will be Sharaa's first official visit abroad since he assumed power after leading a rebel campaign that ousted Bashar al-Assad in December

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and his son Taymur Jumblatt meet with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
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Syria's de facto ruler reassures minorities, meets Lebanese Druze leader