Ahmed Al-Sharaa

Ahmed Al-Sharaa

A view of a graduation ceremony by the Syrian Interior Ministry for 567 general security personnel who completed their training in Tartus, Syria, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Syria to help US fight Iran-backed armed groups, envoy says

US special envoy Tom Barrack said Syria will play an active role in helping the US fight Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah, and Hamas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2025
Syrian foreign minister raises national flag at reopened embassy in
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'We have the keys back': Syrian flag raised at London embassy

Paul McLoughlin
13 November, 2025
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The battle against Assad's legacy of corruption in the new Syria

Cian Ward
12 November, 2025
Donald Trump - Ahmed Shara meeting in Washington DC
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Five takeaways from Sharaa's historic White House Trump meeting

The New Arab Staff
12 November, 2025
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Jasmine and Tarek Naemo, a couple trying to lift Syria sanctions

The New Arab Staff
12 November, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City on September 22, 2025.
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Sharaa to discuss sanctions, reconstruction in US visit: FM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 November, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (off frame) during the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025.
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Syrian leader Sharaa to head to Washington in November: US envoy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2025
Ahmed Al-Sharaa attended the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh [Getty]
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Saudi billions poised for Syria but US sanctions remain a barrier

Reuters
31 October, 2025
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No spoils of war: Syria's Sharaa lays down the law to loyalists

Reuters
31 October, 2025
Al-Wais has said trials over the sectarian violence on the coast will be public
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Syria to hold public trials over coastal region violence

The New Arab Staff
31 October, 2025
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Syrians must reckon: Assad regime was not the root of all evil

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Shady Hamadi

30 October, 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on October 29, 2025.
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Syria attracted $28 bn in investment since Assad's fall: Sharaa

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 October, 2025
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Will foreign fighters test the stability of post-Assad Syria?

Shelly Kittleson
29 October, 2025
Sharaa previously visited Saudi Arabia in February and May this year [Getty]
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Syria’s Sharaa meets Saudi FM amid push for investment

The New Arab Staff
28 October, 2025
An exchange of captives takes place in the town of Metune, located in the northern countryside of Syria's southern Suwayda province, under the coordination of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
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Gunmen kill two in Syria's Druze-majority Suweida province

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 October, 2025
Israel and Syria have begun rare direct face-to-face talks to ease border tensions [Getty]
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Syria's al-Sharaa visits Damascus' Mariamite Church

The New Arab Staff
27 October, 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) is welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 2, 2025.
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Syria's Al-Sharaa to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday: report

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2025
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Post-Assad pragmatism: The new logic of Russia-Syria relations

Paul Iddon
21 October, 2025
Putin and Sharaa [Getty]
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Sharaa requested Assad's extradition in Putin meeting: ministry

The New Arab Staff
18 October, 2025
Sharaa and Putin met for the first time since the fall of Russia's close ally Bashar al-Assad
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Sharaa seeks to 'reset' Syria-Russia ties in Moscow visit

The New Arab Staff
16 October, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow
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Syria's Sharaa seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 October, 2025