Ahmed al-Sharaa

Israel’s opposition voters back policy change, not just replacing Netanyahu - opinion

A new survey finds Israel's center-right opposition favors diplomacy, regional ties, and policy change, not just replacing Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.

Syrian FM visits Beirut after Trump suggests Damascus should fight Hezbollah

A person clicks a photo of Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad as he announces the names of 70 lawmakers appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to a transitional parliament, in Damascus, Syria, July 1, 2026

Syria forms first post-Assad parliament to kickstart new era of 'managed democracy'

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives to attend the second day of the first Syrian-Emirati (United Arab Emirates) Investment Forum, at the People's Palace in Damascus on May 12, 2026.

Confidence in Sharaa’s People’s Assembly low, majority want talks between Damascus, Sweida - poll


Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis

Syria knows that working on ties with Israel will be helpful because the US is very close to Israel and focused on Israeli relations currently.

A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.

Kurdish families return to Afrin, Syria after years of displacement

After the invasion, around 150,000 Kurds were forced to flee. The Syrian rebel groups included extremists and they were involved in abuses, including the kidnapping of Kurdish civilians.

A woman with braided hair during a solidarity demonstration in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdish region, on January 23, 2026. The symbolic gesture supports Kurdish female fighters in Syria following a viral video of a Syrian soldier bragging about cutting a fighter's braid.

Syria appoints new cabinet as government settles into power

The reshuffle, announced by Syrian state media, included the appointment of new governors for several key provinces.

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he arrives for a working session of the European Council and regional partners during an informal meeting in Nicosia on April 24, 2026.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announces first cabinet reshuffle since Assad ouster - report

No official reason was given for the changes.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa gestures outside 10 Downing Street, after meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in London, Britain March 31, 2026.

Assad brothers summoned in absentia as Syria opens landmark trial of former security chief

The court’s summonses for Bashar and Maher Assad added symbolic weight to a proceeding targeting figures once considered untouchable

Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Department in Daraa during Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad's rule, who is accused of committing war crimes, attends a trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026.

Israel’s opening in Lebanon, Syria may not last long - opinion

Hezbollah’s weakening and shifts in Syria and Lebanon open a rare diplomatic window for Israel, if it moves quickly and carefully.

 Illustrative of an Israel flag and Syria flag, with soldiers and weapons.

Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official Atef Najib

Syria has opened its first public trial for a former Assad regime official, Atef Najib, marking a shift toward accountability. The trial focuses on crimes committed in Dara’a and Damascus.

Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Department in Daraa during Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad's rule, who is accused of committing war crimes, attends a trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026.

Syrian President al-Sharaa positions country for regional role in Gulf, EU meetings

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the Gulf last week as part of his efforts to shore up support for Damascus across the Middle East and Europe amid rising regional tensions.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026.

Syrian President al-Sharaa says he loves basketball but was distracted by war

It was a revival of international basketball competitions that had declined in recent years, both in their organization and their reach across Syrian provinces

 From the opening of the Al-Fayhaa Basketball Hall in Damascus.

'Kinetic elimination does not work': US envoy breaks with Netanyahu doctrine in Antalya

Thomas Barrack cast military force as a dead end and argued that the region’s conflicts will not be solved by trying to destroy enemies one by one.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on April 14, 2026.