BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec 10, 2024 (AFP) - Syria's new transitional prime minister told Al Jazeera in a televised interview Tuesday that his country needed peace and stability after nearly 14 years of war.

"Now it is time for this people to enjoy stability and calm," Mohammad al-Bashir told the Qatari media outlet in his first interview after being appointed two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled.