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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 Syrian government forces member mans a checkpoint at the President square in Homs, the country's third city, on February 25, 2017 as security measures were tightened following a number of suicide attacks. (AFP/Stringer)

February 26th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Syrian regime vows vengeance for Homs attack that killed 42 security personnel

Even as the new UN talks began, the death toll in a suicide bombing near the Syrian town of Al-Bab rose to 51, the latest atrocity in a six-year war which has killed more than 310,000 people. (AFP/File)

February 25th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Syria peace talks shaky as dozens killed in bombings

Responsibility for the Saturday attacks was later claimed by the al-Nusra Front group.(AFP/File)

February 25th, 2017 - 09:52 GMT

Blasts hit Syrian city of Homs killing 42 as peace talks are on-going in Geneva

Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters take position during their advance in the city of Al-Bab, 30 km from the Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP/File)

February 25th, 2017 - 06:24 GMT

Update: Death toll from car bomb in Syria’s Al-Bab rises to 51

De Mistura is due to hold meetings on Friday with the delegations. He says it would be his "dream" to bring them back together for direct talks, but there is still work to be done. (AFP/File)

February 24th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Opposing sides of Syrian war come face to face at UN peace talks in Geneva

The incident comes a day after Turkish-backed rebels claimed full control of the city from the Daesh extremist militia. (AFP/File)

February 24th, 2017 - 09:52 GMT

Car bomb on Syrian town Al Bab leaves at least 29 dead

The Syrian town of Deraa, which has seen intensified shelling and aerial bombardment, is just a few kilometers away from Jordan's border town of Ramtha. (AFP/File)

February 23rd, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Schools in Jordan border town of Ramtha forced to close due to shelling in southern Syria

Salem al-Meslet (R), spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), speaks to journalists on the eve of resumption of peace talks on Syria, on February 22, 2017 in Geneva. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

February 23rd, 2017 - 07:10 GMT

Syrian opposition asks for direct negotiations with Assad regime

Flames billow following a reported car bomb explosion at a Syrian pro-government position in Daraa on February 20, 2017. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Seven killed as regime airstrike hits Damascus, Syria

A large number of civilians are forced to flee their homes every day as Turkish-backed militants make advances in the city. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Turkey airstrikes on al-Bab, Syria, leave 11 family members dead

Russian soldiers in the Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2017 - 06:59 GMT

Four Russian soldiers killed in Syria blast

Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (C) of the Jaish al-Islam looks on during the second session of Syria peace talks at the Rixos President Hotel in Astana, on February 16, 2017. (AFP/Stanislav Filippov)

February 20th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Astana talks: Opposition says Syrian government attacks are sabotaging ceasefire