Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced a transitional government, appointing 23 ministers in a new broadened and diverse cabinet, Alzajeera reported.

In the cabinet revealed on Saturday, Amgad Badr, a member of the Druze group, would head the agriculture ministry, while Yarub Badr, an Alawite, was chosen the minister of transportation. Al-Sharaa stated in a speech commemorating the government's establishment that "today's formation of a new government is a declaration of our joint will to build a new state", according to Alzajeera.

Al-Sharaa is anticipated to head the executive branch of the government, which will not have a prime minister.The West and Arab nations have put pressure on Syria's new leaders to establish a government that is more inclusive of the nation's many ethnic and religious groups.