Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home
While some Syrians celebrated Ahmed al-Shara as head of state, others questioned how the decision to elevate the rebel leader was made.
Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president
Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a new one will be drafted soon.
Syria's Leader Sharaa Named President for Transitional Period, State News Agency Says
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was named as the country's president for the transitional period, the Syrian state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing commander Hassan Abdel Ghani. Your trusted source for the latest news delivered weekdays from the team at U.
Syria's de facto leader Sharaa declared president for transition
Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday (January 29), tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad. Nyima Pratten reports.
Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria's transitional president
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad. Rebel military commander Hassan Abdul Ghani also announced the cancellation of Syria's 2012 constitution and the dissolution of the former regime's parliament,
Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period.
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Inside Bashar Al Assad’s favourite presidential palace
The Muhajireen presidential palace in central Damascus ... The windows are of thick bulletproof glass, and the intricate ...
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.
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Syrian rebels roam the hallways of Assad's presidential palace
STORY: :: Inside Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace after Syrian rebels take over :: Abdukl Rahmnan, Syrian citizen “I have never imagined I would enter here. To come here and stand here?
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Inside look at Syria's abandoned presidential palace
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is on the ground in the Syrian capital of Damascus with an inside look at the nation's now-empty presidential palace. Then, Qutaiba Idlbi ...
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In pictures: Celebrations in Damascus as al-Assad regime falls
Residents celebrate the fall of the capital Damascus to opposition forces - AP Photo A Syrian opposition fighter sits inside an office at the Presidential Palace after the Syrian government ...