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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 ...

Syrians walk past a water fountain that is running dry as shortages leave over 5 million people with little to no running water. (AFP/File)

January 12th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Water deal reached between government and rebels in Damascus, Syria

Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria is one of the last towns in Syria held by Daesh militants. (AFP/File)

January 10th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

US special forces target Daesh in Syria's Deir Ezzor, killing 25

Syrians fill plastic containers with water at a public fountain in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

January 10th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Assad says he’s ready to negotiate ‘everything’ including role as president

A Syrian boy walks past two men chatting in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, on January 7, 2017. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

January 8th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Syrian government forces step up airstrikes on Barada valley near Damascus

An image grab shows people gathering amidst the debris at the site of a car bomb attack in the rebel-held town of Azaz in northern Syria. (AFP/File)

January 8th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Bombing leaves 48 people dead in northern Syrian town Azaz near Turkish border

A Syrian man rides a motorbike past a cemetery in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on January 3, 2017. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

January 5th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Hezbollah stops Russian diplomats from entering Damascus suburb

The photo shows the aftermath of a bomb attack in the town of Jableh, Latakia Province, Syria, January 5, 2017. (File photo)

January 5th, 2017 - 01:23 GMT

Bomb strikes coastal Syrian town of Jablah killing at least nine people

With Aleppo again under government control, there have been fears that the offensive could shift to Idlib, where many rebels and their families have been sent. (AFP/File)

January 4th, 2017 - 07:01 GMT

Syrian airstrikes reportedly hit Idlib province

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Residents buy petrol on a street in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on December 30, 2016 as a truce brokered by Russia and Turkey came into effect. (AFP/Omar haj kadour)

January 3rd, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Syria rebel groups threaten to put peace talks on hold

Turkish backed Syrian rebel fighters in their offensive against the positions of Daesh in northern Syria. (AFP/File)

January 2nd, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Turkey's military: 22 Daesh fighters killed in northern Syria’s al-Bab

Syrian Abu Khaled stands amid the rubble of his destroyed house in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on December 30, 2016, on the first day of a nationwide truce. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

January 1st, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Turkish Defense Minister: No major violations of Syrian ceasefire so far

Thousands of Syrians are awaiting humanitarian aid. (AFP/File)

December 31st, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

UN chief urges Syrian regime to allow aid access