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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 ...

US military officials say reports of Daesh cutting fighters' wages by up to half are proof that the coalition is putting pressure on the group. (AFP/File)

March 1st, 2016 - 06:30 GMT

Daesh executes eight of its Dutch fighters for desertion and mutiny

Refugees arriving in Italy in 2015. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)

March 1st, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Italian Christians fly Syrian refugees to Rome

UN High Commisioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein. (AFP/File)

February 29th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Ceasefire does not stop sieges, thousands still at risk of starvation in Syria

Hezbollah supporters rally during a funeral for one of their members in Beirut. (AFP/File)

February 29th, 2016 - 02:30 GMT

Hezbollah recovers bodies of slain Syria fighters

Syrian civilians go about daily life in Damascus on the first day of the ceasefire, February 27. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

February 29th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Syrian opposition claims Assad regime has killed dozens during ceasefire

Syrian government forces drive a tank on a road during a military operation against Daesh in the villages of Zarour and Khanaser, in the Aleppo governorate, on February 26, 2016. (AFP/Georges Ourfalian)

February 29th, 2016 - 09:17 GMT

Syrian army recaptures supply road from Daesh near Aleppo

A Red Crescent convoy carrying humanitarian aid arrives in Kafr Batna, in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, outside Damascus on Feb. 23, 2016 during an operation to deliver aid to thousands of besieged Syrians. (AFP/Amer al-Mohibany)

February 29th, 2016 - 07:30 GMT

UN plans to deliver aid to 154,000 besieged Syrians over next five days

Russian warplanes also carried out eight air raids on the village of Hur Bnafsa in the west-central Hama province. (AFP/File)

February 28th, 2016 - 02:17 GMT

Russian airstrikes hit five towns in Syria despite ceasefire

Members of the government forces install a retractable military bridge to cross a trench on the eastern outskirts of the Syria's northern embattled city of Aleppo after they re-took the area from Daesh fighters on February 21, 2016. (AFP/George Ourfalian)

February 28th, 2016 - 01:04 GMT

Airstrikes hit Aleppo one day after truce takes effect

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on February 28, 2016. (AFP/Ronen Zvulun)

February 28th, 2016 - 11:30 GMT

Netanyahu welcomes Syria ceasefire, says Israel won’t tolerate aggression on Golan Heights

Syrian children play on a swing at a park in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus on February 27, 2016, on the first day of the landmark ceasefire agreement. (AFP/Samir al-Doumy)

February 28th, 2016 - 07:52 GMT

Syia ceasefire holding well, despite sporadic breaches

Hezbollah fighters are seen in Syria, where the group is supporting the al-Assad government against various rebel groups. (File photo)

February 27th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Senior Hezbollah commander killed in Aleppo