Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid to improve long-fraught ties, with the pair focusing on strengthening their shared border. The trip was the first by a head of government to Syria since Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a sweeping rebel … Read more
Syria’s de facto ruler Abu Muhammad al-Julani held talks on Monday with a senior Ukrainian delegation led by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new leadership in Damascus. SANA provided no immediate details about their talks, held in Damascus, but Ukrainian … Read more
Syria’s new interior ministry said 14 of its forces were killed and 10 others wounded during clashes with former president Bashar Assad’s administration forces in the west of the country. The “ambush” occurred in Syria’s countryside outside the city of Tartous, the state news agency reported on Wednesday. The BBC reported that the security … Read more
Syria’s interim government has named Murhaf Abu Qasra, a prominent figure in the insurgency that toppled President Bashar al-Assad, as its new defense minister, an official source announced Saturday. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Abu Qasra, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Hassan 600, is a senior … Read more
‘Jewlani confirmed!’ Conspiracy theories regarding the origins of Ahmad Al-Sharaa, leader of triumphant Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, have been going rampant on social and traditional media across the Middle East and beyond, propagated mainly by Islamic Republic sympathizers and Assad regime loyalists. Al-Sharaa, who took the nickname Abu Mohammad Al-Julani, has been facing staunch criticism … Read more
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the new leader of Syria who also goes by the name Abu Mohammad al-Julani, represents a possible new era of leadership in the region. He was born in 1982, making him one of the youngest leaders around. There are other young leaders in the region, such as Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed … Read more
Students returned to classrooms in Syria on Sunday after the country’s new rulers ordered schools reopened in a potent sign of some normalcy a week after rebels swept into the capital in the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. The country’s new de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, faces a massive challenge to rebuild Syria … Read more
Syria’s interim government filed a complaint with the UN Security Council regarding Israeli airstrikes in the country and the IDF’s expansion of the buffer zone, according to letters obtained by the Associated Press. Israel decided to extend the buffer zone in Syria after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led rebel groups overthrew Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad … Read more
