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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 civil defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, search for survivors following reported government airstrike on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of Damascus, on February 19, 2017. (AFP/Sameer al-Doumy)

February 20th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Four killed in regime airstrikes on Syria’s Deraa province

US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters advance into the Daesh bastion of Manbij, in northern Syria, in June 2016. (AFP/File)

February 19th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Turkey plans to attack Kurdish town in northern Syria after securing al-Bab

Syrian army tanks are positioned on the eastern outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on February 17, 2017. (AFP/George Ourfalian)

February 19th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Daesh’s days numbered in Raqqa as fighting intensifies

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed in the war. (AFP/File)

February 19th, 2017 - 07:10 GMT

Nine killed after Syrian regime strikes funeral in rebel held district

Syrian Red Crescent personnel evacuate the body of a man following a reported mortar strike by rebel fighters in a government-held part of the Syrian city of Homs, on February 10, 2017. (AFP/Stringer)

February 17th, 2017 - 12:27 GMT

Six hospitals in Syria’s Deraa reportedly destroyed by regime strikes

In Geneva, UN humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland called on parties to allow aid convoys to reach besieged and hard-to-reach areas of Syria to demonstrate "goodwill" before envoys gather for talks on 23 February. (AFP/File)

February 17th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian facts meet in Astana amid build up to Syrian peace negotiations

Turkey backed Syrian opposition fighters walk with their weapons in the northeastern outskirts of the Syrian town of al-Bab, Daesh's last stronghold in Syria's Aleppo's province, on February 15, 2017. (AFP/Rafat Ahmed)

February 16th, 2017 - 04:00 GMT

Turkey: Daesh completely surrounded in al-Bab

Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy to Syria, is seen at the previous round of peace talks in Astana. (AFP/File)

February 16th, 2017 - 07:03 GMT

Second round of Syria talks in Astana postponed by one day

Pro-government forces shelled the city’s al-Waer neighbourhood with tank and artillery fire in conjunction with the airstrikes. (AFP/File)

February 16th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian regime bombs opposition-held district ahead of Geneva talks

Syria's armed rebel groups have been invited to Astana talks this month. (AFP/File)

February 15th, 2017 - 07:05 GMT

Syrian rebels get last minute invite to peace talks in Astana

178 targets were destroyed over 24 hours of Operation Euphrates Shield. (AFP/File)

February 14th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Twenty Daesh militants killed in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield

Millions have been displaced, both inside and outside of Syria, since the start of the war. (AFP/File)

February 14th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Challenges await Syrian opposition as peace talks on the horizon