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September 22nd, 2025 - 06:06 GMT

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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 picture taken on Feb. 10, 2018, shows the remains of a missile that crashed earlier in Alonei Abba, east of Haifa, in northern Israel. Israel struck a dozen Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria in "large-scale" raids after an Israeli fighter jet crashed under fire from Syrian air defences in a severe increase in tensions, the military said.
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February 11th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

UN: Syrian Regime, Russian Airstrikes Kill 230 Civilians

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February 9th, 2018 - 06:00 GMT

'Unprovoked Attack' Results in US Military Killing 100 Syrian Soldiers

A Syrian man searches for people in a fire following regime air strikes on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Feb. 7, 2018.
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February 9th, 2018 - 03:00 GMT

UN: Northwestern Syria's Death Toll Close to 10,000

A Syrian family walks through a dust cloud while fleeing from reported regime air strikes in the rebel-held town of Jisreen, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Feb. 8, 2018. A fourth consecutive day of heavy regime bombing raids on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed 22 civilians on Feb. 8, a monitor said.
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February 9th, 2018 - 09:00 GMT

75 Civilians Killed in Air Strikes in Syria's E. Ghouta

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February 8th, 2018 - 02:26 GMT

Assad is Accidentally Helping the Kurdish Cause

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February 6th, 2018 - 02:05 GMT

Turkey Is now Trading Artillery Fire with Pro-Regime Forces in Syria

A Syrian man mourns over his destroyed home in the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Feb. 5, 2018, following airstrikes (ABDULMONAM EASSA / AFP)

February 6th, 2018 - 01:22 GMT

UN Calls for Month-Long Ceasefire to Deliver Aid in Syria

Syrian flee their homes following an airstrike in the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Feb. 2, 2018.
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February 4th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Washington to Bashar Assad on Chemical Weapon Attacks: 'Enough is Enough'

Smoke billows from an area that was targeted by Syrian government forces air strikes in the rebel-held town of Arbin, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on Feb. 1, 2018. Douma is in the Eastern Ghouta region which has been under government siege since 2013.
(ABDULMONAM EASSA / AFP)

February 3rd, 2018 - 09:07 GMT

Air Strikes in Syria Destroy Cave Hospital

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February 3rd, 2018 - 10:41 GMT

Violation of Chemical Weapons Convention: Third Chemical Attack in Eastern Ghouta

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced the launch of an emergency call for funds in the amount of $800 million to overcome its financial crisis. (Al Bawaba)

January 30th, 2018 - 04:27 GMT

UNRWA Launches Emergency Appeal for $800 Million After US Funding Cuts

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January 24th, 2018 - 03:11 GMT

Is Israel Trying to Take Over More than Just the Golan Heights in Syria?