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President al-Sharaa and no more Baath party: What else has Syria announced?

Ahmed al-Sharaa has been Syria’s de facto leader since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2025

Syria Authorities Name Sharaa Interim President: State Media

Syria's new authorities announced Wednesday that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad's ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported.

International Business Times · Jan 29, 2025

Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period

Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2025

Control, censorship and ‘penalties’: inside the Assad regime’s propaganda arm

For years reporters at Syria’s state news agency had to toe the line. As life in Syria grew harder, so did the their work

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024

Syrian authorities crack down on ‘remnants’ of Bashar al-Assad’s rule

Push comes as Syria’s new de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Bahraini, Libyan delegations in Damascus.

Al Jazeera · Dec 28, 2024

17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officer

Security personnel and three armed men killed in clashes in Tartus province, a former Assad stronghold, say monitors

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024

Syria Authorities Say Armed Groups Have Agreed To Disband

The meeting between the rebel groups and Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa "ended in an agreement on the dissolution of all the groups and their integration under the supervision of the ministry of defence", said a statement carried by the SANA news agency and the authorities' Telegram account.

Latin Times · Dec 25, 2024

Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers

Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani appointed foreign minister, and Murhaf Abu Qasra named defence minister.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2024

No Longer Assad's Mouthpiece, Syrian Media Face Uncertainty

Syrian media outlets which trumpeted the glories of Bashar al-Assad's oppressive rule quickly adopted revolutionary fervour after his ouster, but uncertainty shadows the sector.

International Business Times · Dec 20, 2024

Al-Assad’s fall in Syria: What’s at stake for China?

China quietly aligned with al-Assad through UNSC vetoes, but has not been directly involved like Iran or Russia.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2024