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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 Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Head of the Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari speaks during a press conference in Geneva on March 16, 2016 during the second round of Syrian peace talks at the UN headquarters. (AFP/Philippe Desmazes)

March 17th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian regime rejects Kurdish ‘federal region,’ stressing territorial unity

Protesters in London decry the bombings in Syria. (AFP/File)

March 16th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

US led coalition conducts 11 airstrikes against Daesh

Russian Su-34 bombers and a Tupolev Tu-154 transport plane departed the Hmeimim airbase in Syria, heading back to Russia. (AFP/Russian Defense Ministry)

March 16th, 2016 - 08:07 GMT

Another group of Russian warplanes departs Syria

"Omar the Chechen" was one of the most wanted Daesh commanders by Washington with a $5 million bounty on his head. (Twitter)

March 15th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Daesh commander ‘Omar the Chechen’ confirmed dead

US President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AFP/Jewel Samad)

March 15th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Syria withdrawal: Obama and Putin discuss plans

President-elect Vladimir Putin speaks in the Russian Geographical Society in St. Petersburg on April 10, 2012. (AFP/Yana Lapikova)

March 14th, 2016 - 05:52 GMT

Putin orders military withdrawal from Syria

UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks as he gestures during a new round of negotiations with the Syrian government at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, on March 14, 2016. (AFP/Salvatore di Nolfi)

March 14th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

War is the only option if Syria peace talks fail: UN envoy

A file photo taken on February 02, 2015 shows an injured Syrian child waits for treatment at a makeshift hospital in the rebel held area of Douma, north east of the capital Damascus, following reported air strikes by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

March 14th, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

A third of all Syrian children have been exposed to war since birth: UNICEF

According to a new report, chemical attacks in Syria have gotten worse, with 77 percent of attacks occurring after the UN Security Council ordered the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons program in 2013. (File photo)

March 14th, 2016 - 10:32 GMT

Report: Chemical weapons used at least 161 times throughout Syrian conflict

High Negotiations Committee (HNC) spokesman Salem al-Meslet speaks during a press conference on the eve of the second round of Syrian peace talks in Geneva on March 13, 2016. (AFP/Philippe Desmazes)

March 14th, 2016 - 07:09 GMT

US urges Syria not to disrupt peace talks, rejects Assad as a ‘red line’ for transition

High Negotiations Committee (HNC) spokesman Salem al-Meslet (R) speaks during a press conference on the eve of the second round of Syrian peace talks in Geneva on March 13, 2016. (AFP/Phillipe Desmazes)

March 13th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian delegates arrive in Geneva for peace talks

Fighter jets. (AFP/File)

March 13th, 2016 - 05:39 GMT

US and allies conduct 18 airstrikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria