Syria, Sharaa

An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president
A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated and lightly edited for clarity. You can read our analysis of the interview here.
Syria's Sharaa says it will take 4-5 years to hold presidential election
Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Monday it would take between four and five years to hold presidential elections, the first time he has laid out a timeline for the vote since he was named transitional president last week.
Syria's interim President Sharaa visits Turkey for talks with Erdogan
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Turkey on Tuesday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Turkey's offer to help with Syria's recovery after a devastating
Syria’s President al-Sharaa meets Saudi Arabia’s MBS in first foreign trip
Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on his first foreign trip since being named president of the transitional government earlier this week.
Ahmed al-Sharaa declares himself president of Syria
He had spent the day with the leaders of Syria’s myriad armed factions, trying to persuade them to disband. Over seven weeks after the fall of Damascus, the fate of these groups is still uncertain. His aides claim that all militias will be dissolved and then absorbed into a new national army.
Erdogan to host Syria’s Sharaa on first Turkey visit, discuss security ties
The meeting between the Turkish president and Syria's new leader will focus on Syria's post-conflict reconstruction, economic recovery and security issues.
Pakistan PM welcomes Al Sharaa taking over as Syria president
Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif hoped that Ahmed Al Sharaa taking over as president of Syria would bring progress and peace to the war-torn..
HTS rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is named interim president of Syria
Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, was declared Syria's head of state for a transitional phase and empowered to form a new legislative council, state media
Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria's transitional president
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad. Rebel military commander Hassan Abdul Ghani also announced the cancellation of Syria's 2012 constitution and the dissolution of the former regime's parliament,
Syria’s interim president Al-Sharaa meets Erdogan in Ankara
Syria’s interim president was in the Turkish capital on Tuesday for talks expected to focus on Syria’s economic recovery as well as the presence of Kurdish-led forces in the north of the country that Turkey considers to be a security threat.
Syria's interim leader holds talks with key ally Turkey on his second international trip
Syria’s interim president is in the Turkish capital for talks expected to focus on Syria’s economic recovery and the presence of Kurdish-led forces in the north of the country that Turkey considers to
Syria's Sharaa aims to restore US ties, no contacts yet with Trump administration
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said his government aims to restore ties with the United States in the coming days ...
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Video reveals first public appearance of Latifa al-Daroubi, wife of Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa
Daroubi, the wife of Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia while performing the Umrah pilgrimage.
Syria's Sharaa meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh on first foreign trip
Sharaa, met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Sunday in his first foreign trip as Syrian leader, in a sign ...