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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 ...

Israeli military spokesmen have declined to comment (AFP/File)

November 2nd, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Israel Violates Lebanese Airspace to Strike Syria

The report was released as a new round of peace talks aimed at ending the Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Monday (Shutterstock/File)

October 30th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Over 100,000 People Detained in War-Torn Syria Since 2011, NGO

"After the release of hostages, we want the end of siege and access to humanitarian aid," Hassun said (AFP/File)

October 30th, 2017 - 12:35 GMT

Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Shia Militias Must Leave, Syrian Opposition

A Syrian refugee from the informal Rukban camp, which lies in no-man's land off the border between Syria and Jordan, walks in the rain on March 1, 2017. She is sheltering a young child outside a U.N.-operated medical clinic immediately on the Jordanian side (AFP/File)

October 30th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Rukban Camp: Struggles of Insufficient Aid in the No Man's Land

Man carries a baby in bomb-shelled Douma, Syria, AFP/File

October 26th, 2017 - 01:04 GMT

Renewed Clashes Reported in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta as De-Escalation Agreement Continues to Fail

The United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are scheduled to release a report attributing blame for the attack by Oct. 26 (AFP/File)

October 25th, 2017 - 07:15 GMT

Russia Vetoes UN Investigation into Syrian Chemical Attacks

Residents complained that HTS was encroaching on almost every aspect of civilian life (AFP/File)

October 24th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Al-Qaeda Militants Encroach on 'Every Aspect of Civilian Life': A Conversation with Idlib Residents

Syrian troops and allied fighters regained control of the town on Saturday (AFP)

October 23rd, 2017 - 12:47 GMT

ISIS Executes 128 Syrian Civilians Within Days

"ISIS was getting much closer, but we never thought about stopping" (AFP)

October 23rd, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Airstrikes Cannot Kill Ideas: The Need for Intellectual War Against ISIS

most civilians who had fled Raqqa “will likely be stuck in camps for months or years to come" (AFP/File)

October 19th, 2017 - 01:49 GMT

Civilians Should Not Return to Raqqa, US-Backed Forces Say

A boy sits on top of a destroyed tank in Syria, AFP/File

October 18th, 2017 - 01:54 GMT

The Atlantic Got it Wrong: The War on ISIS Further Tore the Middle East Apart

The moves come amid steadily mounting tension between Baghdad and the Erbil-based KRG following last month’s referendum on regional independence (AFP/File)

October 18th, 2017 - 12:45 GMT

Iraqi Forces Take Control of Syrian Border Crossing