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September 22nd, 2025 - 06:06 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Syrian community in a historic US visit

ALBAWABA - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made a historic visit to the United States on Sunday, becoming the first Syrian leader to land in Washington in about since 1967. The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday in a "historic visit" to attend the UN General Assembly, marking the first appearance by a Syrian leader in the US at the annual ...

A child looks out of the window as buses carrying Jaish al-Islam fighters and their families from their former rebel bastion of Douma, arrive at the Abu al-Zindeen checkpoint controlled by Turkish-backed rebel fighters near the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, on Apr. 12, 2018. Rebels in Syria's Eastern Ghouta surrendered their heavy weapons and their leader left the enclave, a monitor said, signalling the end of one of the bloodiest assaults of Syria's seven-year war. (Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP)

April 13th, 2018 - 11:38 GMT

Lebanon's Patriarch Warns Against US Potential Syria Strike

A convoy transporting Jaish al-Islam fighters and their families from the former bastion's main town of Douma arrives at the entrance to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo after being evacuated from the last rebel-held pocket in Eastern Ghouta on Apr. 3, 2018.
(George OURFALIAN / AFP)

April 13th, 2018 - 11:08 GMT

19th Convoy Arrives in Syria's Aleppo from Douma

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about tax cuts for Americans from the Rose Garden at the White House on Apr. 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.
(NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)

April 13th, 2018 - 10:56 GMT

Trump Yet to Make 'Final Decision' on Syrian Military Strike, After Suspected Chemical Attack

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with his Dutch counterpart in Moscow on Apr. 13, 2018.
(Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)

April 13th, 2018 - 10:30 GMT

Emergency UN Security Council Meeting Called for by Russia Amid Suspected Syrian Chemical Attacks

The Reichstag building houses Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament in Berlin (AFP/File Photo)

April 12th, 2018 - 03:00 GMT

German Will Not Join a U.S. Military Strike on Syria Says Appointed Coordinator Peter Beyer

French President Emmanuel Macron says "We have the proof that chemical weapons -- at least chlorine gas -- were used by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad," he told French broadcaster TF1 in a live interview. (AFP/File Photo)

April 12th, 2018 - 02:00 GMT

Macron: 'We have Proof Chemical Weapons Were Used by Syrian Regime of Bashar al-Assad'

U.S. President Donald Trump’s designated Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo (AFP/File Photo)

April 12th, 2018 - 01:45 GMT

New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says Soft Policy Towards Russia is "Now Over"

Is Donald Trump backing down on Syria strike in spite of his tweet. Now, the U.S. President is saying the attack 'could be very soon or not so soon at all'

April 12th, 2018 - 01:24 GMT

On Syria, Trump Says Attack 'Could be Very Soon or Not Soon at all'

The United Nations Security Council (AFP/File Photo)

April 12th, 2018 - 01:00 GMT

Turkish Foreign Ministry Says Russian Veto on U.S. resolution on Eastern Ghouta is a 'Missed Opportunity'

British Prime Minister Theresa May (AFP/File Photo)

April 12th, 2018 - 01:00 GMT

British PM Summons 'War Cabinet' Providing Clearest Indication That Syrian Strike Eminent

A Syrian man and girl flee following a reported government air strike on the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria. (AFP/ File Photo)

April 12th, 2018 - 12:40 GMT

What can we expect from an OPCW investigation in Syria?

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says parliament should decide in the event of a military strike on Syria and not the British government (AFP/File Photo)

April 12th, 2018 - 12:00 GMT

UK Labour Leader: Parliament Should Decide on Military Action in Event of Syrian Military Strike