When Syria’s new interim prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, chaired a Cabinet meeting in Damascus on Tuesday, hanging behind him was the flag of the country’s suddenly victorious opposition. Next to ...

As a new form of government starts to take shape in Syria, the armed group that led efforts to topple former President Bashar al-Assad will play a significant role. Its head may act as a power broker.

The attendees of the Syrian Victory Conference. (@aleamaliaat_ale on X) On January 29, Syria’s new leadership, headed by Ahmad al Sharaa—formerly known as Abu Mohammad al Jolani, the emir of Hayat ...

What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has its roots in the early stages of the Syrian civil war, which began in 2011 as a popular uprising against the autocratic government of Assad. The ...

Former al Qaeda member Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period. “We announce the appointment of Commander Ahmad ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton, the world's largest privately held independent insurance brokerage, has announced the firm's expansion into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

Ahmad al Sharaa, aka Abu Mohammad al Jolani (second from left), “met with the leaders of the southern factions” on December 11. (Southern Operations Room release via Michael A. Horowitz on X) Ahmad al ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In a tent by the Mediterranean Sea, Hidaya Al-Motawaq cradles her crying baby boy and tries to offer what comfort she can. "Khalas," she murmurs repeatedly. "Khalas, khalas." ...

President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 14, a day after saying that he would order an end to U.S. sanctions on Syria in order to ...

The jaw-dropping footage shows Mohammad al-Shebli inside one of the Damascus prisons with the Wall Street Journal as he translates the words of despair, hope, and faith scribbled along the walls by ...

While hope abounds that Mohammad al-Jolani, the new leader of Syria, will bring freedom to Syrians, an unearthed PBS Frontline documentary from 2021 indicates that he will more likely put himself on a ...