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September 22nd, 2025 - 06:06 GMT

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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 ...

Smoke billows over the town of Saraqib in the eastern part of the Idlib province in northwestern Syria, following bombardment by Syrian government forces, on February 27, 2020. Syrian rebels reentered the key northwestern crossroads town of Saraqib lost to government forces earlier this month but fierce fighting raged on in its outskirts today, an AFP correspondent reported. Aref TAMMAWI / AFP

March 1st, 2020 - 07:37 GMT

Ankara Requests Assistance From Washington Over Idlib War

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres looks on during the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's main annual session on February 24, 2020 in Geneva. The UN's secretary general launched a "call to action" on Monday against rising attacks on human rights worldwide, highlighting the persecution of minorities and "alarming levels of femicide". Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP

March 1st, 2020 - 07:02 GMT

Russia, China Blocks UN Resolution for Idlib Ceasefire

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March 1st, 2020 - 06:28 GMT

Erdogan Threatens to Open The Gates For Refugees to Europe

Smoke billows over the town of Saraqib in the eastern part of the Idlib province in northwestern Syria, following bombardment by Syrian government forces, on February 27, 2020. (AFP)

February 28th, 2020 - 09:53 GMT

Trump Condemns Deadly Attacks on Turkish Troops in Idlib

Putin and Erdogan held crisis telephone talks after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Syrian fire, triggering fears of a dangerous new escalation of tensions. AFP

February 28th, 2020 - 09:50 GMT

Moscow Summit: More Turkish Troops May Die in Syria

Syrian rebels fire from position in countryside of Idlib towards government forces on Sunday (AFP)

February 27th, 2020 - 01:52 GMT

Syrian Rebels Retake Idlib's Saraqeb Ahead of Heavy Fighting

A wonded Syrian child sits inside a vehicle as he is evacuated from the scene of a pro-regime forces air strike in the town Maarrat Misrin in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, on February 25, 2020. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 07:54 GMT

19 Civilians Killed in 155 Air Strikes Targeting Idlib in a Single Day

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February 25th, 2020 - 08:28 GMT

Kids Can Enter The UK But Only if They Leave Their 'Terror' Parents Behind

Turkish-backed Syrian fighters fire their anti-aircraft gun in the town of Sarmin, about 8 kilometres southeast of the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria, on February 24, 2020, as they take part in a military offensive on the village of Nayrab following an artillery barrage fired by Turkish forces. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP

February 25th, 2020 - 07:51 GMT

Will The Bombs Ever Stop Falling on Idlib?

Displaced Syrians drive a car loaded with their belongings through the town of Atme, near the Turkish border in the northwestern Idlib province, on February 23, 2020. Rami al SAYED / AFP

February 24th, 2020 - 07:17 GMT

Clashes Between Syrian Regime Forces, Turkish Troops Flare up in Idlib

Syrian boy stands outside a tent at an informal camp in Kafr Lusin village on the border with Turkey in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, on February 21, 2020. AFP

February 23rd, 2020 - 07:41 GMT

Assad Regime Forces Deliberately Strikes Elderly Women in Idlib

An aerial view taken on February 19, 2020 shows a man riding his motorcycle through destroyed buildings in the Syrian town of Ihsim in the southern countryside of Idlib. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP

February 20th, 2020 - 07:41 GMT

Two Oxfam Aid Workers Killed in Syria Attack