Ahmed al-Sharaa

Ahmed al-Sharaa is the current president of Syria, having also ousted the regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad with his armed rebel Islamist movement Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). He is also known by his nom de guerre, Mohammed al-Julani.

Rubio: US has engaged with all parties in Syria clashes, agreed on steps to end situation

Rubio said that steps must be taken by "all parties to deliver on commitments they have made and this is what we fully expect them to do."

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025.
 Druze residents protest near the Israeli-Syrian border fence in solidarity with their community in Syria, in Majdal Shams, July 16, 2025.

Hypocrisy? Int'l media ignored Syrian slaughter - until Israel acted - opinion

 IDF soldiers stand guard over Israeli-Druze at the border fence, July 16, 2025.

IDF prepares for days of battles in Sweida, carries out aerial strikes on 160 Syrian targets

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Netanyahu: 'My Druze brothers, do not cross the border into Syria, let the IDF do its job'


Druze clashes in Syria escalate as Israel faces tough border choices - analysis

Israel has vowed to support the Druze; however, this is easier said than done.

Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, in Sweida, Syria July 16, 2025.

Syrian gov't will soon withdraw forces from Druze areas, Israeli official tells 'Post'

Earlier, Reuters reported that Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect.

 Smoke rises following Israeli airstrike next to the presidential palace in Syria's capital Damascus, July 16, 2025.

Lebanon central bank bans institutions from interacting with Hezbollah's Al-Qard Al-Hassan

Hezbollah has been grappling with acute financial strains, US demands for its disarmament, and diminished political clout since a new cabinet took office in February with US support.

 The Banque du Liban, the central bank of Lebanon amid protests, January 14, 2020.

Syria's aviation comeback struggles amid regional turmoil - analysis

Airlines are worried about the state of Syria's aviation infrastructure and management of the industry.

 Two Airbus A320s belonging to Syrian Air and Cham Wings Airlines are parked in the apron as Damascus International Airport is closed, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024.

Israel risks overplaying its hand in Syria amid Druze-Bedouin conflicts - analysis

The longer al-Sharaa acts on big issues and Israel intervenes in questionable matters not clearly threatening Israeli interests, the faster Israel may lose the key cards it holds in Syria.

 Members of Syrian security forces sit together at a back of a truck after Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, in Sweida, Syria July 15, 2025.

Chikli denounces Syria's Sharaa as 'barbaric terrorist murder who should be eliminated'

"We must not stand idly by in the face of the Islamo-Nazi terror regime of al-Qaeda operatives in suits," Chikli stated.

 Smoke rises while Syrian security forces sit in the back of a truck, as Syrian troops enter the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, in Sweida, Syria July 15, 2025.

Druze in Israel protest sectarian clashes in Syria, block traffic in northern Israel

Syrian government forces have entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria, a stronghold of the Druze community, following two days of violent clashes that left dozens dead. 

A Druze boy holds a flag as he looks at the ceasefire line between Golan Heights and Syria, on the day of first visit by Druze delegation from Syria just after 1973 war in Israel, March 14, 2025.

Syria must demonstrate capacity to govern effectively if seeking peace with Israel - editorial

The sectarian violence in Suwayda is precisely the kind of chaos that makes Israel deeply wary of normalization.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

Israeli-Syrian security arrangement: A new model of normalization? - opinion

A renewed security agreement between Israel and Syria could lead to a new kind of normalization.

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman is flanked by US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, in May. A realistic analysis suggests that full normalization with Israel could harm Sharaa’s legitimacy, says the writer.

Normalizing ties with Syria must not be a blank check - opinion

Normalization should reshape Syria in order to create peace in the region.

 SYRIAN PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa (left) meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi last week. Normalization must reshape Syria, not crown a jihadist as a statesman, says the writer.

Syrian president visits Azerbaijan to strengthen energy, diplomatic ties - analysis

In a sign of warming ties, Syria’s new leadership is turning to Azerbaijan for support on energy, education, and post-conflict reconstruction.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with President of Azerbaijan’s Republic Ilham Aliyev, July 12, 2025.