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President Ahmed Al-Sharaa

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 UN and head of the government delegation Bashar Al-Jaafari (center) gestures as he holds a press conference during the Syria peace talks. (AFP/File)

March 13th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Tension mounts between Syrian government and opposition over presidency

US Secretary of State John Kerry. (AFP/File)

March 13th, 2016 - 01:54 GMT

Kerry says 600 Daesh fighters killed in Syria

Anti-regime protesters take advantage of the ceasefire to stage a protest in a rebel-held neighborhood of Aleppo. (AFP/Karam Al-Masri)

March 13th, 2016 - 01:20 GMT

Syrian protesters fight another enemy: Despair

Members of militant group Al Nusra Front. (AFP/Karam Al Masry)

March 13th, 2016 - 11:56 GMT

Infighting between militants intensifies in Syria

An Iraqi man is treated on March 10, 2016 at the general hospital in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, after he was injured in a rocket attack in the nearby town of Taza. (AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

March 13th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Daesh toxic gas attack aftermath: Over 670 wounded in Turkmen area

Smoke rises in the Syrian city of Kobani from heavy fighting seen from the Turkish border. (AFP/File)

March 12th, 2016 - 06:30 GMT

Turkey targets Daesh positions in Syria

A member of the Qatari Red Crescent delivers aid, in the form of diesel fuel, to families in need in the rebel-held town of Beit Sawa, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on March 7, 2016. (AFP/Amer al-Mohibany)

March 12th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Report: Fifth year of Syrian conflict the deadliest year yet

Syrian children walk past heavily damaged buildings in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus on February 27, 2016. (AFP/Sameer al-Doumy)

March 12th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Pentagon: Rockets fired at Daesh positions in first-ever land strike from Jordan

Illustrative photo of a flight simulator. (AFP/Iroz Gaizka)

March 12th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

US and coalition drop 14 airstrikes on Iraq and Syria

United Nations special envoy Staffan de Mistura (C-L) sits facing Syria’s main opposition group during Syrian peace talks at the U.N. Offices in Geneva on February 1, 2016. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

March 11th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Key powers consider options for federal division of Syria

UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura gestures as he speaks to journalists during ongoing peace talks with representatives of the Syrian regime. (AFP/File)

March 11th, 2016 - 08:32 GMT

UN envoy envisions elections in Syria after 18 months

A file photo of aftermath of airstrikes in Syria.(AFP/File)

March 10th, 2016 - 01:47 GMT

US and allies conduct 20 airstrikes against Daesh in Syria and Iraq