Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani), leader of Syria’s new administration, delivered a victory speech on ...

The leader of Syria’s former rebels who toppled President Bashar Assad last month was named the country’s interim president ...

Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.

Ahmad al-Sharaa has been appointed as Syria's interim president, according to an announcement made on Wednesday. This ...

Sharaa, was declared head of state for a transitional phase and empowered to form a new legislative council on Wednesday, in ...

Former rebel commander also declares himself president after weeks of de facto rule.

Russia deployed troops to Syria in 2015 to support Assad regime's brutal crackdown against anti-government forces.

Syria’s new government pressed Russia for compensation during its first talks with a Kremlin delegation since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing ...

Jon Lee Anderson reports from Damascus. Plus: the insidiousness of the entrepreneurial economy; fear and hope on the subway; ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4.