The leader of Syria’s former rebels who toppled President Bashar Assad last month was named the country’s interim president on Wednesday as former insurgents also cancelled the existing constitution,

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.

The new authorities have also dissolved Assad-era institutions, including the military and Baath party, as they move toward establishing a new government.

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,

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.

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, 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.