The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The ...

Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist, has become Syria’s interim president after leading the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Despite distancing himself from al ...

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 ...

By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power in Syria last month, has been declared the country’s interim president ...

Ahmed al-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 ...

The appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once aligned with al-Qaida, as Syria's president “in the transitional phase” came after a meeting of the former insurgent factions in Damascus ...

Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the main rebel group who led the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has been named Syria's transitional president, the country's military command ...

Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional phase and the country’s constitution has been suspended, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported.

The constitution has been suspended, parliament has been dissolved, rebel fighting factions have disbanded, and Syria’s leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has been named the interim president, the ...