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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 man registers for vaccine during a vaccination campaign carried out by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, on September 19, 2016, in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

September 21st, 2016 - 03:30 GMT

At least 14 killed in airstrike on Syrian medical clinic near Aleppo

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a Refugee Summit on the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General Assembly inNew York on September 20, 2016. (AFP/Jim Watson)

September 21st, 2016 - 11:30 GMT

Global refugee summit: Obama says 50 nations commit to accept 350,000 refugees

Aid is seen strewn across the floor in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on September 20, 2016, the morning after a convoy delivering aid was hit by a deadly air strike. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

September 21st, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

US blames Russia for airstrike on UN aid convoy in Syria

A damaged truck carrying aid is seen on the side of the road in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on September 20, 2016, the morning after a convoy delivering aid was hit by a deadly air strike. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

September 21st, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

UN suspends aid deliveries to Syria following ‘deliberate’ attack

Her Majesty Queen Rania participates in a roundtable on international action at the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants in New York on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)

September 20th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Queen Rania of Jordan appeals for more support in the Syrian conflict response and refugee crisis

A Red Crescent convoy prepares to leave the Syrian capital Damascus to the besieged areas of Aleppo. (AFP/File)

September 20th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syria: UN humanitarian aid convoy attacked on the way to Aleppo as ceasefire collapses

Destroyed buildings in the central city of Homs, Syria. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

September 19th, 2016 - 04:02 GMT

Syrian regime army announces termination of ceasefire

A general view taken on September 16, 2016, shows the rubble-strewn Castello Road, the main route for humanitarian assistance in to divided Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

September 19th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Turkey’s ‘safety zone’ could span 5,000 square km in Syria

Children play on the rubble of a destroyed building in the rebel-held city of Daraa, Syria. (AFP/Mohamad Abazeed)

September 19th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Syria ceasefire attacks continue: Barrel bomb kills eight in Daraa

Under the truce deal, the main route into Aleppo, the Castello Road, would be demilitarised allowing aid convoys to enter from Turkey. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

September 19th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Rockets strike rebel-held areas in Aleppo amid fragile ceasefire

Aleppo residents walk through the rubble of the regime-controlled neighborhood of Karm al-Jabal after an airstrike on September 18, 2016. (AFP/Karam Al-Masri)

September 19th, 2016 - 05:41 GMT

Despite cease-fire, multiple airstrikes pound Aleppo

Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft take off from the Hmeimim military base. (AFP/File)

September 18th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Daesh shoot down Syrian military aircraft in eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr