As the de facto ruler of Damascus, HTS has attempted to rebrand itself as a moderate group capable of governance, seeking to distance itself from its history of extremism and terrorism. However, Syria ...

This is Part 3 of a four-part series by Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflecting on her January ...

The shocking defeat of Bashar al-Assad’s regime by rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham prompted a groundswell of domestic and international optimism. But already, Syria’s post-Assad future is on ...

Sharaa, leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (HTS) that led the rebel offensive that overthrew Assad, was ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa has been declared as Syria’s transitional president, consolidating power after leading the campaign that ...

Syria's new leadership under Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – leaders of the rebellion – are currently relying on a few thousand fighters and volunteers to fill the gap. FRANCE 24’s James ...

Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said Donald Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians and take over Gaza is a ...

Al-Sharaa stated that he worked with multiple factions in Iraq, but over time, they consolidated under al-Qaeda. “Eventually, ...

Syria Civil War: The entire power balance and geopolitical equations in the Middle East turned upside down after rebel forces led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group captured Damascus and ...

Sharaa, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham movement, has been appointed as the head of the transitional phase in Syria.

Other influential regional figures, including Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UAE President ...

Syria's new authorities also announced Wednesday the dissolution of armed factions, including Sharaa's own Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). In less than two months, Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa has risen from ...