After nearly 14 years of civil war, Syria's Assad regime crumbled in a stunning series of rebel advances culminating in the ...

If al Sharaa eventually delivers the state that he promises, he will have proved himself the most remarkable leader to have ...

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He's a former al-Qaeda member, but on Wednesday, new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa stood on the world stage with President ...

Alaa Hassan was 25 years old when the uprisings against Bashar al-Assad began in Syria. He was part of the movement that grew ...

After the overthrow of the Assad regime, Syria’s journey to national harmony may take a decade or more — even once the government has rid itself of its jihadist associates and all groups can trust it ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will move to normalize relations and lift sanctions on Syria's new government to give ...

When the leader of Syria shook hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, it was a striking moment for a man who was an al-Qaida ...

Macron became the first European leader to speak with al-Sharaa in February and invited him to visit France during that phone call.