Egypt's president Sisi congratulates Syria's new president Sharaa, statement says

Syria's interim leadership understands the complexity and diversity of Syria's society, and they understand that they cannot impose their own views on the Syrian society as a whole,

Hawach said

We will announce in the coming days a committee charged with preparing the National Dialogue Conference, a direct platform for discussions, to listen to different points of view on our future political program,

al-Sharaa promised in a prerecorded television speech on Thursday

The mission of the victorious is heavy, and their responsibility is immense,

al-Sharaa had said during his first speech on Wednesday

The UN Secretariat does not engage in acts of recognition of governments, this is a matter for the intergovernmental bodies to decide,

Pederson's spokesperson Jenifer Marie Vaughan told DW

For years, the UN has called for a credible, inclusive Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition that addresses the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people,

Vaughan told DW,

Syria's first priority is to fill the governmental vacuum in a legitimate and legal way."

After he was officially announced as Syria's transitional president, al-Sharaa said

We also aim to simplify the tax system with an amnesty on penalties, to remove obstacles and encourage investors to return to Syria,

Abazeed told the news agency

For example a national assembly [the National Dialogue Conference] is proposed, and this is very important, but key questions remain,

Hawach said

The interim president has neither the right nor the mandate to form a legislative council,

he told DW

Bashar al-Assadpresident

I stand before you today after 54 days of our collective liberation — Syria’s liberation from the shackles of a criminal regime that had burdened us for decades,

Sharaa said, referring to the fall of Bashar al-Assad

I speak to you today not as a ruler, but as a servant to our wounded nation, determined to achieve Syria’s unity and revival,

Sharaa said

Mohammed bin Salmanking

We are pleased to express our congratulations on the occasion of your assumption of the presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic in the transitional phase,

King Salman said in a cable, according to the foreign ministry

Bashar al-Assadpresident

We will work on an inclusive transitional government that reflects Syria's diversity,

he said in his first televised address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar Assad in December 2024.

I will establish a preparatory committee to select a small-scale legislative council that will fill this institutional void during the transitional period,

he stated

Following these measures, we will present a constitutional declaration that will serve as the legal reference for the transitional phase,

he added

Emphasising that this is a transition period – and temporary – and al-Sharaa is a president for the transitional period is, broadly speaking in the context of Syria, more positive than negative,

Ayoub said

There is still no real plan and until now they don’t seem to have an intention for serious accountability for [al-]Assad and regime crimes,

Ayoub said

There is no future for them considering their bloodstained record,

Elia Ayoub, researcher and author of the Hauntologies newsletter, said

My take is that HTS and Sharaa intend to consolidate single-party Islamist rule.”

Gerges said

We want Syria to be part of a collective Arab endeavor that promotes economic diversity,

he said, reiterating