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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Al Majalla

From Idlib to New York: Sharaa’s winding road to the UN

From the plains of Idlib to the presidential palace in Damascus and now the UN headquarters in Manhattan, Al Majalla traces the Syrian president's journey to get to this historic moment

Ibrahim Hamidi 14 September 2025
A security officer loyal to the interim Syrian government guards a checkpoint previously held by supporters of deposed president, Bashar al-Assad, in the town of Hmeimim, in the coastal province of Latakia, on March 11, 2025. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Security along the Syrian coast is a work-in-progress

Weapons caches, investigations into killings, ongoing raids and kidnappings, coordinated assaults, roadblocks, and sporadic fighting does not instil confidence, but some residents see reason to hope.

Subhi Franjieh 28 April 2025
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) during the 4th edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2025) in Antalya on April 11, 2025. AFP

Syria’s neighbours want it to have security, but on their terms

In Türkiye for talks and a conference, Syria's new president knows that there is much to do and many to satisfy if he is to rebuild his country. Amidst the smiles, those with agendas jostle.

Omer Onhon 16 April 2025
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's new Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Minister Hind Kabawat during an official ceremony in Damascus on March 29, 2025. AFP

Rejection and red flags: Syria's new government off to shaky start

To be successful, Syria needs genuine representation to make all citizens feel included—not token appointees to check the "diversity" box

Haid Haid 07 April 2025
The new Syrian government, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the middle, poses for a group photo at the presidential palace on Saturday, March 29, 2025. AFP

8 things you need to know about Syria's new government

As Syria takes this important step forward, the journey ahead remains fraught with obstacles but also hope

Al Majalla - London 31 March 2025
A fighter loyal to the interim Syrian government poses for a picture outside an armoured vehicle in the Zahra district of Syria's west-central city of Homs on January 4, 2025. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Future scenarios and red lines for the foreign fighters in Syria

Alongside the Syrians who ousted Assad in December were Chechens, Uyghurs, Arabs, Europeans, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Turks, and Albanians, to name but a few. What next for them?

Abbas Sharifa 28 March 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a constitutional declaration at the presidential palace in Damascus on March 13, 2025. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

Where does Syria stand after three months of Sharaa rule?

If the interim government fails to deliver on promises of stability and prosperity, divisions will deepen, tensions will rise, and Syria could once again descend into violent unrest

Haid Haid 24 March 2025
Al Majalla

The foreign agendas competing for Syria's future

Some predict partition, others federalism or fragmentation. Amidst the competing interests of Arab states, Russia, the US, Israel, Iran, Türkiye, and Europe, Syria treads its own path

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 March 2025
Children stand on a hill overlooking the camp of Atme for displaced people, on the outskirts of Idlib in northwestern Syria, on February 5, 2025, nearly two months after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

Idlib rises from the rubble, but sanctions still sting

Al Majalla spent several days talking to civilians, fighters, and the former interior minister in the province where Syria's new leaders honed their modes of governance

Shelly Kittleson 18 March 2025
People walk past damaged vehicles, as Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa grapples with the fallout from reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Jableh, Syria March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Syria coastal violence: A critical test for Sharaa's government

The legitimacy of Sharaa's government will depend on whether it upholds the rule of law or reverts to the same repressive tactics as the Assad regime that he toppled

Haid Haid 17 March 2025
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The army and the RSF rely on the assets at their disposal to sustain governance and fund their war efforts, while trying to win over the international community by seizing larger swathes of Sudan

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