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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 ...

Smoke billows from the southern suburbs of Aleppo during fighting between regime forces and rebel fighters on December 3, 2016. (AFP/George Ourfalian)

December 4th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Assad regime has seized more than half of east Aleppo

Without elaborating, John Kerry said both countries saw the situation as urgent and were not waiting for the change of US administration. (AFP/File)

December 3rd, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Russian FM Lavrov claims path is safe for humanitarian aid to reach Aleppo in Syria

This undated photo courtesy of Ahmad al-Khatib, a media activist in Aleppo, shows Syrian social worker Anas al-Basha, 24, dressed as a clown, distributing toys to children in Aleppo, Syria. (Twitter)

December 3rd, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Syria’s ‘Clown of Aleppo’ killed by military airstrike in the besieged city

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said neither Russia nor the Syrian government had anything to do with the strike that killed four Turkish soldiers inside Syria. (AFP/File)

December 1st, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Russia denies involvement in death of Turkish soldiers in Syria

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in both sides of the divided city by government airstrikes and rebel shelling since November 15. (AFP/File)

December 1st, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

UN: Eastern Aleppo risks becoming ‘one giant graveyard’

Turkish soldiers sit in a tank driving to Syria from the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep, on August 27, 2016. (AFP/File)

November 30th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Daesh claims to have caotured two Turkish soldiers in Syria

A sculpture of an Israeli soldier standing guard is seen next to a sign for tourists. (AFP/File)

November 30th, 2016 - 10:06 GMT

Israel launches airstrikes on Damascus: Syrian state TV

Since mid-November, more than 694 civilians have been killed in regime attacks on eastern Aleppo. (AFP/File)

November 30th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Civilian death toll rises to 51 in ongoing Aleppo battle

Mistaken airstrike by US, British, Danish and Australian warplanes killed at least 83 people. (AFP/File)

November 30th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

US-coalition warplanes accidentally bomb and kill dozens of Syrian-government forces

Aleppo province has witnessed attacks ranging from air strikes, barrel bombs and mortar attacks during offensives. (AFP/File)

November 27th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Turkey claims Daesh militants are using chemical gas attacks in Syria

Israeli soldiers prepare on Tuesday to evacuate a comrade injured in a blast on the occupied Golan Heights near the village of Majdal Shams. (AFP/File)

November 27th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Israel wades into Syrian conflict, killing four Daesh affiliated militants in Golan Heights

Turkey in August launched an operation inside Syria dubbed "Euphrates Shield" in support of Syrian opposition fighters to push Daesh jihadists from its border. (AFP/Nazeer al-Khatib)

November 25th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Turkish warplanes bomb Syrian city of Al Bab