May 17th, 2026 - 06:29 GMT
ALBAWABA - The Pentagon announced that the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, sent to the Middle East ahead of the war with Iran, returned home to the United States on Saturday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received the largest aircraft carrier in the world in Norfolk, Virginia, upon its arrival after a 326-day deployment in the Middle East, the US military said on X. The Pentagon wrote, "Over 4,500 warriors ...
![Syrians gather amidst destruction in Zardana, in the mostly rebel-held northern Syrian Idlib province [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Iraq_2017/376cda15e9f843db8d2b4b30ab6fc866_18.jpg?h=ae1281eb&itok=7t0qIJNH "Syrians gather amidst destruction in Zardana, in the mostly rebel-held northern Syrian Idlib province [AFP]")
