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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 ...

Turkish tanks waiting at the border of Afrin (AFP/FILE)

February 20th, 2018 - 03:04 GMT

Pro-Assad Forces Enter Afrin to Confront Turkey

On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned the Syrian regime against entering Afrin province in northern Syria (AFP)

February 19th, 2018 - 02:23 GMT

Turkey Warned Syria Against Entering Afrin

The war in Syria may get more chaotic as Turkey and Syrian forces directly confront each other in Afrin (AFP/FILE)

February 19th, 2018 - 11:43 GMT

The Afrin Confrontation Risks Kurdish Autonomy and War With Turkey

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNHCR on Sunday opened the first centre for employment at the Azraq refugee camp (AFP)

February 19th, 2018 - 11:09 GMT

UNHCR Opens First Employment Center for Refugees at Azraq Camp

A billboard displays an image of President of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan reading "continue the blessed march " in Ankara, on Feb. 14, 2018, four days ahead of the party's 6th ordinary congress in the Turkish capital.
(ADEM ALTAN / AFP)

February 18th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Erdogan: Afrin's Operation Olive Branch 'Close to Victory'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses actors of the economic sector during a lunch as part of the 54th Munich Security Conference, on Feb. 16, 2018 in Munich. Global security chiefs and top diplomats attend the annual Munich Security Conference running until Feb. 18, 2018 to discuss Syria, Ukraine and other international conflicts and crises.
(Sven Hoppe / DPA / AFP)

February 17th, 2018 - 10:00 GMT

Netanyahu: Golan Heights will 'Forever' Remain Under Israeli Control

Israeli protesters raise signs as they demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of police recommendations to indict corruption, in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on Feb. 16, 2018.
(JACK GUEZ / AFP)

February 16th, 2018 - 07:03 GMT

Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrations for his Resignation over Possible Indictment in Tel Aviv

Israeli protesters raise signs as they demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of police recommendations to indict corruption, in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on Feb. 16, 2018.
(JACK GUEZ / AFP)

February 16th, 2018 - 06:36 GMT

Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrations for his Resignation over possible Indictment in Tel Aviv

People stand by Turkish flags as they attend a funeral ceremony for Koray Karaca, a Turkish soldier who was killed in cross-border clashes with Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) forces in Afrin, Syria, in Istanbul on Feb. 11, 2018. On Jan. 20, Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in the Afrin region, backing Syrian rebels with air strikes and ground troops.
(YASIN AKGUL / AFP)

February 16th, 2018 - 09:45 GMT

Russia: US 'Provoking Turkey,' Arming Kurdish Forces Across Iraq

Syrian civil defense volunteers stand amid debris and destruction following a reported regime airstrike in the besieged town of Douma in the Eastern Ghouta region, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Feb.15, 2018.
(Hamza Al-Ajweh / AFP)

February 16th, 2018 - 09:21 GMT

Assad Forces Kill 6 in more Attacks on Syria's Besieged Eastern Ghouta

Israel's increasing isolation in the region could make for longer and more deadly wars (Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba)

February 13th, 2018 - 03:14 GMT

Israel Doubles Down on its Military After Facing Newfound Isolation

Israel is also working on solidifying control over southwestern Syria (Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba)

February 11th, 2018 - 03:17 GMT

Israel’s Involvement in Syria Goes Beyond Jets and Airstrikes