The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim president, following a meeting of the former insurgent factions.

Julani was born in Saudi Arabia, later lived in Damascus, and joined Al Qaeda before becoming the head of Hayat Tahrir ...

Atop Jabal al-Qala’a hill, the historic Citadel includes the pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules and the 8th-century Umayyad Palace complex, known for its grand dome. Fly to Amman for as ...

Hidden beneath the sands of Kuwait lie the stories and secrets of ancient civilizations, offering a glimpse into the ...

FILE - Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of ... among those celebrating at Umayyad Square in Damascus.

“This person is someone who is intelligent and has a good understanding and he was the leader of the battle that freed Syria,” said Abdallah al-Sweid, who was among those celebrating at ...

The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate established after ... The Forbidden City, pictured here, was no longer a royal palace but an empty relic of Imperial China, never to be occupied by an ...

During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's scars and debates about its future ...