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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 ...

Displaced Syrian children sit in the back of a truck transporting their belongings as they pass through the town of Hazano in the northern countryside of Idlib, on February 4, 2020, fleeing northwards amid an ongoing regime offensive. A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the country's last rebel enclave of Idlib has displaced more than half a million people in two months, according to the United Nations. The wave of displacement, which coincides with a biting winter, is one of the largest si

February 4th, 2020 - 01:10 GMT

UN: 500,000 People Displaced From Idlib in The Past Two Months

Turkish President and Leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the party's extended meeting with provincial heads at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, on January 31, 2020. Adem ALTAN / AFP

February 4th, 2020 - 10:13 GMT

Turkey Retaliates For its Slain Soldiers in Syria, Warn Russia to Stand Aside

This picture taken on February 3, 2020 shows smoke plumes billowing in the Syrian village of al-Nayrab, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city of Idlib in the northwestern Idlib province, during bombardment by Syrian government forces and its allies. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP

February 4th, 2020 - 07:12 GMT

Idlib Attack Kills 3 Turkish Soldiers, 3 Civilians

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard in a prison where men suspected to be afiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group are jailed in northeast Syria in the city of Hasakeh on October 26, 2019. Photo: FADEL SENNA / AFP

February 3rd, 2020 - 11:12 GMT

Syria: 161 Cases of Arbitrary Arrests, 109 Disappearances for January – Rights Body

Syrian government forces recaptured the strategic northwestern highway town of Maaret al-Numan from jihadist and allied rebels on January 28, in the latest blow to the country's last major opposition bastion. AFP

February 3rd, 2020 - 10:17 GMT

150,000 Civilians Flee Their Homes in Idlib Under Regime Attacks

Syrians gather during a symbolic protest in the city of Harem in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib on the border with Turkey on February 2, 2020. AFP

February 3rd, 2020 - 07:07 GMT

Guterres Calls For Immediate Ceasefire in War-stricken Syria

Jaysh al-Islam (Twitter)

February 1st, 2020 - 06:41 GMT

Senior Member of Armed Syrian Jaysh al-Islam Arrested in France, Charged With War Crimes

More than 1 million Syrians have moved near the Turkish border due to intense attacks over the last year. (AFP)

January 30th, 2020 - 12:24 GMT

UN Official: 100s of Airstrikes Are on South Idlib by Regime Forces and Allies

Syria (Twitter)

January 29th, 2020 - 07:46 GMT

Damascus Regime Starts to Recapture Territory in Syria's Northwest

A US military vehicle, part of a convoy, drives near the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province on the border with Turkey, November 10, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)

January 27th, 2020 - 12:00 GMT

US Forces Clash With Russian Troops in Northeast Syria

A Syrian man inspects damages in Al-Iman hospital following a reported Russian air strike in the town of Sarjah, northwest of Maaret al-Numan in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, on January 26, 2020.(AFP/ File Photo)

January 27th, 2020 - 06:53 GMT

Five Killed, 15 Injured Syria in Car Bombing

A Syrian child looks on in the Al-Hol camp in Syria, on 8 August 2019 pDELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images]

January 26th, 2020 - 07:57 GMT

21 Kids of ISIS Parents in Syria Moved Out of Camp Hol for Repatriation