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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 ...

Syrian Rebels, Families Begin Evacuation from Eastern Ghouta. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 25th, 2018 - 01:42 GMT

Third Convoy Departs Eastern Ghouta Amid Evacuation Deal

Hundreds of fighters and civilians from Harasta in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta sit on busses on Mar. 23, 2018 after a deal was struck with the opposition to evacuate a second pocket of the rebel enclave on the outskirts of Damascus. Harasta's evacuation came as part of a deal negotiated by Russia, which has played a key role in the deadly offensive launched against the enclave on Feb. 18. (STRINGER / AFP)

March 25th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Over 5,000 Syrian Civilians Depart E. Ghouta as Evacuations Continue

A man walks inside a mosque after an air strike in Douma, Eastern Ghouta, on Mar.19, 2018. The regime did not completely release the pressure on Douma however, the latest strikes killing at least 13 people overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (HASAN MOHAMED / AFP)

March 24th, 2018 - 09:54 GMT

UN Spokesman: 'All Kinds of Illegal Weapons’ Being Used in Syria's Besieged E. Ghouta

Members of the Syrian civil defence use a bulldozer to clear rubble as they search for survivors in the aftermath of an air strike in the rebel-held town of Harem in the northwestern Idlib province on Mar. 22, 2018.
(Aaref WATAD / AFP)

March 24th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Syrian Evacuation Convoy Reaches Idlib from E. Ghouta

Members of the Syrian Red Crescent and Civil Defence stand by as a convoy of buses carrying rebel fighters and civilians from the Eastern Ghouta enclave town of Harasta arrives in the town of Qalaat al-Madiq, about 45 kilometres northwest of the central city of Hama, early on Mar. 23, 2018.
(OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

March 23rd, 2018 - 11:07 GMT

Syrian Rebels Flee E. Ghouta Under New Safety Deal

Members of the Syrian civil defense search for survivors in the aftermath of an air strike in the rebel-held town of Harem in the northwestern Idlib province on Mar. 22, 2018.
(Aaref WATAD / AFP)

March 23rd, 2018 - 10:52 GMT

Russian Airstrikes Kill 42 Civilians in Syria's Idlib District

A picture taken early on Mar. 23, 2018 shows flames erupting following regime bombardment in Douma, one of the few remaining rebel-held pockets in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.
(HAMZA AL-AJWEH / AFP)

March 23rd, 2018 - 10:35 GMT

Assad Regime, Allies Burn 37 to Death in Syria's E. Ghouta

Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the UN, said that strike on Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 was important for the country's security. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 21st, 2018 - 03:20 GMT

Israel's Ambassador to UN: Strikes on Syria Nuclear Reactor Were 'Necessity for Security'

Recep Erdogan at a NATO conference (AFP/FILE)

March 21st, 2018 - 01:56 GMT

NATO’s Disappearance from the Middle East Starts in Turkey

UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein (AFP/File Photo)

March 20th, 2018 - 10:00 GMT

UN Calls on Ankara to End State of Emergency

Smoke billows following air strikes in Damascus (AFP/File Photo)

March 20th, 2018 - 09:17 GMT

US Considers Military Strikes Against Damascus

Staffan de Mistura, United Nations’ special envoy to Syria (AFP/File Photo)

March 20th, 2018 - 09:16 GMT

Syria is Heading Towards Catastrophic Division: UN Envoy