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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 wounded by sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighborhood of Aleppo as they wait to be evacuated on December 15, 2016. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

December 15th, 2016 - 11:41 GMT

Four civilians killed as Iran-backed Shia militias mount assault on Aleppo

A wounded Syrian woman from the al-Sukari neighborhood is helped onto the back of a truck as she flees during the ongoing government forces military operation to retake remaining rebel-held areas in Aleppo on December 14, 2016. (AFP/George Ourfalian)

December 15th, 2016 - 08:03 GMT

First convoy carrying wounded civilians leaves eastern Aleppo

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed pn December 14, 2016 in a phone call that violations of a ceasefire deal agreed for the Syrian city of Aleppo should stop, Turkish presidential sources said. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

December 15th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Erdogan, Putin agree on joint efforts to evacuate Aleppo civilians

Syrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

December 14th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Fighting, shelling rages again in Aleppo despite ceasefire deal

Fighters of the Free Syrian Army fire an anti-aircraft weapon in the rebel-held Mashhad area in southeastern Aleppo, on December 12, 2016. (AFP/File)

December 13th, 2016 - 03:50 GMT

UN: Syrian forces killing civilians as they enter east Aleppo

Civilians wait outside a government military police centre to visit relatives, who were evacuated from eastern Aleppo. (AFP/File)

December 13th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Red Cross: Thousands of lives in danger as regime forces take east Aleppo

Syrian residents flee violence in Aleppo's eastern al-Salihin neighbourhood on December 12, 2016 after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters. (AFP/George Ourfalian)

December 13th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Russia, Syrian forces reject calls for truce as victory for Assad looks imminent

Before the war some 150,000 tourists a year visited Palmyra. (AFP/File)

December 11th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Daesh retake ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

Ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. (AFP/file photo)

December 11th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Russian airstrikes force Daesh to retreat from Palmyra after attempt to regain city

The Syrian Democratic Forces announce the beginning of the operation. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)

December 11th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

US to send 200 more troops to fight Daesh in Raqqa

Syrian pro-government forces walks past rubble in old Aleppo's Jdeideh neighborhood on December 9, 2016. (AFP/George Ourfalian)

December 10th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

UN adopts resolution calling for a halt in hostilities against civilians, militants in Aleppo

Rebel fighters walk down a street west of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 9, 2016. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

December 10th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

With Syrian government detentions and rebel blockades, Aleppo residents caught in the middle