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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 ...

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sit atop an armored personnel carrier in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh, on February 19, 2016. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)

February 27th, 2016 - 12:26 GMT

Daesh attacks town held by Kurdish YPG on Syrian-Turkish border

Members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and residents search through the rubble for bodies following an airstrike in the rebel-held city of Douma in Eastern Ghouta, on February 26, 2016. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

February 27th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Car bomb kills two in Syria’s Hama hours after ceasefire takes effect

Syrian volunteers take part in paramilitary training conducted by the Syrian army in al-Qtaifeh, 50 kms north of the capital Damascus on February 22, 2016. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

February 27th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian forces retake numerous villages in Hama and Aleppo: State media

Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a new anti-terrorism coalition of 34 mainly-Islamic countries in December 2015. (AFP/File)

February 26th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Saudi jets arrive at Incirlik air base in Turkey

Syrian government security forces inspect the site of a series of attacks the area of the Sayyida Zeinab shrine south of Syria's capital Damascus on February 21, 2016. (AFP/Youssef Karwashan)

February 26th, 2016 - 09:24 GMT

Bombing of Damascus killed over 30 Palestinian refugees: UN

The suburbs of Damascus have faced heavy fighting and airstrikes. (AFP/File)

February 25th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian officials: Nusra Front fired mortars on civilians in Damascus

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) welcomes Syrian Opposition Council President Khaled Khoja during their meeting in Moscow. (AFP/File)

February 25th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Syrian opposition voices concerns about ceasefire

Syrian opposition forces have backed Kurdish YPG units in a major offensive in Daesh stronghold of Raqqa. (AFP/File)

February 25th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Steps to implement Syrian ceasefire worrying for Daesh controlled Raqqa

A Syrian boy runs to cross a street where snipers take positions in the old city of Aleppo. (AFP/File)

February 25th, 2016 - 08:05 GMT

Syrian regime recaptures town from Daesh

Syrian Kurds mourn next to coffins as they attend the funeral procession of four Kurdish fighters in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on February 18, 2016. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)

February 25th, 2016 - 07:30 GMT

Kurdish YPG says it will observe the upcoming ceasefire

Syrian government forces watch smoke billowing from Aleppo's thermal power plant after taking control of the area on the eastern outskirts of the city from Daesh on February 21, 2016.

February 24th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Russia struck 187 targets in Syria in the last two days: defense minister

Syrian Red Crescent staff survey the delivery of humanitarian aid in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of Damascus on Feb. 23, 2016 during an operation to deliver aid to thousands of besieged Syrians. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

February 24th, 2016 - 04:25 GMT

UN: First airdrop delivers 21 tons of aid to Deir Ezzor