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.

Ahmad al-Sharaa has been appointed as Syria's interim president, according to an announcement made on Wednesday. This decision came after a meeting of former insurgent factions. The state-run SANA news agency reported that Col.

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. The spokesman for Syria’s new,

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported on Wednesday, citing commander Hassan Abdel Ghani. Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase which will carry out its task until a new constitution is adopted,

Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa was on Wednesday officially appointed as transitional president of Syria. The spokesman of the Military Operations Department, Colonel Hassan Abdul Ghani announced that Al-Sharaa will be the country's president in the transitional phase.

Syria’s ruler Ahmad Al Shara has demanded that Russia hand over former president Bashar Al Assad and an estimated $2 billion dollars in liquid assets held by the Assad family in Russian banks, during a meeting in Damascus,