Oscar-nominated Syrian director Feras Fayyad on the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the dictator who ordered Fayyad's imprisonment ...

The rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December have since been acting as Syria’s de facto authorities. Mr. al-Shara was named interim president and oversaw a transitional government.

Syrians across the country gathered in mosques and public spaces on Monday morning to mark the first Eid al-Fitr since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Ahmad al-Sharaa, the rebel leader-turned ...