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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 ...

The helicopter carrying French President Francois Hollande lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on December 9, 2016. (AFP/Stephane de Sakutin)

December 10th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

US-led airstrikes hit 168 Daesh oil tanker trucks near Palmyra in Syria

Syrian residents fleeing the violence gather at a checkpoint, manned by pro-government forces, in the Maysaloun neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on December 8, 2016. (AFP/Youssef Karwashan)

December 9th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

UN: Tens of thousands displaced from Aleppo in need of shelter, aid

In this photo, smoke rises from reported opposition fire from buildings in an eastern district of Aleppo, Syria. (AFP/File)

December 8th, 2016 - 07:14 GMT

Aleppo, Syria: Russia pushing for surrender while Western allies demand a ceasefire

The source said the Israeli assault was an attempt to "divert attention away from the successes of" government forces on the battleground against militants. (AFP/Jack Guez)

December 7th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Syrian state TV claims Israel behind airstrikes on Damascus

Syrian pro-government forces in the Myessar district in east Aleppo on 4 December 2016. (AFP/File)

December 7th, 2016 - 11:53 GMT

Rebels call for ceasefire as regime recaptures all of Aleppo city

Airstrikes hit a hospital in Aleppo. (AFP/File)

December 7th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Syria death toll steadily rises as 53 more civilians killed in Aleppo

On the ground in Aleppo, Syrian government forces claimed to have moved into the al-Shaar neighbourhood in the rebel-held east. If confirmed they've now taken 70% of the rebel territory in the city in just over a week. (AFP/File)

December 6th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

UN’s call for truce in Aleppo blocked by China and Russia

Syrian medics treat a man at a makeshift hospital in the Tariq al-Bab neighborhood. (AFP/File)

December 6th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian militants accused of killing Russian military medics in Aleppo

Syrian men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. (AFP/File)

December 5th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

European activists are planning a peace march from Berlin to Aleppo

In north western Syria activists claim at lest three children and 18 others were killed in a series of airstrikes on the opposition controlled town of Kafranbel. (AFP/File)

December 5th, 2016 - 06:49 GMT

Syrian regime takes control of strategic motorway to Aleppo International Airport

Syrian men search for survivors following an air strike on the village of Maaret al-Numan, in the country's northern province of Idlib, on December 4, 2016. (AFP/Mohamed al-Bakour)

December 5th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian Observatory: Airstrikes on Idlib kill at least 29, including seven children

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at EU headquarters in Brussels, May 27, 2015. (AFP/File)

December 4th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

EU pushes for Syria talks to continue despite ongoing violence