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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 Defence members search on May 31, 2016 for survivors amid the rubble following reported Russian air strikes the previous night on the Syrian northwestern city of Idlib. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

June 1st, 2016 - 09:30 GMT

US-backed fighters in Syria push to retake area from Daesh near Turkish border

Workers demolish the Calais refugee camp in France earlier this year, as police look on. (AFP/File)

June 1st, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Paris to begin building first official refugee camp this month

A man covered with dust sits on a street following a reported airstrike by Syrian government forces in the rebel-held neighborhood of Sukkari in Aleppo on May 30, 2016. (AFP/Baraa al-Halabi)

May 31st, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Russian airstrikes kill 23 around Syria’s Idlib

Mohammed Alloush has resigned over what he called the failure of peace talks. (AFP/File)

May 31st, 2016 - 04:41 GMT

Syrian opposition in chaos following resignation of senior negotiator

Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition umbrella group the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Jaysh al-Islam's Mohammed Alloush. (AFP/File)

May 30th, 2016 - 07:30 GMT

Top negotiator for Syrian opposition quits talks

Turkish artillery fire from the border near Kilis town toward northern Syria, Kilis, Turkey, February 16, 2016. (AFP/Halit Onur Sandal)

May 29th, 2016 - 11:12 GMT

Turkish military operations kill 40 Daesh militants in Syria

Syrian regime security forces overlook the Hama province. (AFP/File)

May 29th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian prisoners take ten policemen hostage in Hama prison riot

Smoke rises over the Golan Heights. (AFP/File)

May 29th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

IDF creates liaison unit to manage Syrian civilians

A file photo of Daesh fighters parading through Raqqa. (AFP/File)

May 29th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Daesh onslaught leaves thousands fleeing and insecure in Syria’s rebel enclave

This file photo shows Syrian refugees, who had fled Tal Abyad, re-entering Syria with their belongings from Turkey, June 22, 2015. (AFP/File)

May 28th, 2016 - 10:08 GMT

Thousands attempting to flee Daesh held Raqqa in Syria

Syrian civil defence volunteers pull a body from under the rubble following a reported attack by Syrian government forces on May 27, 2016, in the Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood in the northern city of Aleppo. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

May 28th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Russian, Syrian government airstrikes kill 29 in Aleppo

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir has continued to be vocal about opposing Bashar al-Assad remaining in power. (AFP/File)

May 27th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Saudi FM highlights disagreements over Assad in Moscow meeting