One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia, Ahmad al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the ...

One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia, Ahmed al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the ...

Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic ...

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...

President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.

Jordan, which faces new regional challenges in dealing with Syria’s transitional Islamist regime, is pursuing a strategy of ...

After the sudden fall of the Syrian regime in December, Syrians are still euphoric but grappling with a shattered economy and fragile security.

Despite protest over Syria's more "Islamic" curriculum changes, there are parallel priorities, observers say. After 14 years of war, millions of children remain out of school, and schools need to ...

The Qadam train station, which was damaged during the war between rebel forces and ousted President Bashar Assad's forces, is seen in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) ...

Syria’s new leadership should seize on an unprecedented opportunity to lead by example on human rights, including by protecting basic rights of all Syrians in a new constitution. The new ...

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And it’s true. Syria’s new leader Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — the main insurgent Islamist faction that marched into Damascus last month — has gone out of his way ...