Ahmed al-Sharaa

Ahmed al-Sharaa

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

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

Trump met Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, who once pledged allegiance to al Qaeda and swept to power at the head of a group that Washington has called a terrorist organisation, before a summit...

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

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

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

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

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

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