A new caretaker government announced late on Saturday by Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, appeared to be a compromise, meeting calls for more diversity even as he kept the most ...
By Carlotta Gall and Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announced late Saturday the formation of a caretaker government that will lead ...
The power of Mr Al Shara, who was until last month ruler of a small fiefdom in northern Syria, is being challenged on two fronts in the outlying areas of the country. Since the civil war began in ...
Syria's new rulers are in talks with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces who have "expressed willingness" to put their weapons under state control, President Ahmad Al Shara said on Monday.