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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 ...

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, load a body onto a stretcher following a reported airstrike on the village of Kafr Naha, in the western countryside of the northern province of Aleppo, on January 21, 2020. (AFP/ File Photo)

January 23rd, 2020 - 01:00 GMT

70,000 Civilians Displaced in Syria in a Single Week

US flag still seen, despite Syria pull-out order (AFP/file photo)

January 22nd, 2020 - 06:26 GMT

US Troops in North Syria Stop Russian Forces From Reaching Oil Field

A Syrian man gestures as he stands next to the rubble of the house where he lived with his displaced family in the village of Kafr Taal, in Aleppo's western countryside, after a reported pro-regime bombardment, on January 20, 2020. Aaref WATAD / AFP

January 21st, 2020 - 10:53 GMT

Syria: 51 Killed, 31,000 Displaced Since Idlib Ceasefire on Jan 12

An unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle seen flying over a region between Idlib and Aleppo on November 22. (File photo: AFP)

January 20th, 2020 - 11:49 GMT

Russia Foils Drone Attack on Hmeimim Base in Syria

Syrians fleeing towns and villages in the countryside of the northern province of Aleppo drive through the town of Ghazaouia on January 18, 2020, toward safer areas to seek refuge from reported bombing by pro-regime forces. Aaref WATAD / AFP

January 19th, 2020 - 12:25 GMT

Fresh Attacks Force Extra 27,000 Syrians to Flee Idlib

Syrian paramedics carry away on a stretcher a wounded man following a regime air strike on a vegetable market in Syria's last major opposition bastion of Idlib on January 15, 2020. (AFP/ File Photo)

January 19th, 2020 - 08:14 GMT

Five Civilians Killed in Russian Airstrikes on Northwest Syria

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, recover a wounded boy from the rubble of a building following a regime air strike on a vegetable market in Syria's last major opposition bastion of Idlib on January 15, 2020. (AFP/ File Photo)

January 16th, 2020 - 10:35 GMT

Idlib is a City of Killing Fields and Forced Migration

A Syrian boy cries as he is evacuated after a regime air strike on Ariha town in Syria's last major opposition bastion of Idlib on January 15, 2020. At least 20 other civilians were wounded in the raids that struck a bustling area of Idlib city, capital of the rebel-held province of the same name, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP

January 16th, 2020 - 07:06 GMT

Fresh Airstrikes Kill 28 in Idlib Despite Ceasefire

Smoke billows following a reported air strike by pro-regime forces in the town of Maaret Al-Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on January 13, 2020. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP

January 15th, 2020 - 12:49 GMT

Russia Resumes Bombing Rebel-Held Idlib in Violation of Ceasefire

A drone picture taken on January 11, 2020, shows a camp for the displaced on the outskirts of the town of Binnish in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib. Resident's of Syria's last major opposition bastion welcomed a UN vote renewing cross-border aid to the country, as relief groups condemned restrictions to the programme which is helping millions. The United Nations Security Council on Friday voted to extend humanitarian aid to Syria, including to some of the most needy in the northwestern region of Idl

January 13th, 2020 - 09:59 GMT

Idlib's 'Tent Cities' Surge Due to The Recent Influx of Refugees

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January 13th, 2020 - 08:32 GMT

Jordan King Warns ISIS is Regrouping, on Rise in Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus, one of the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in the Syrian capital, in Damascus on January 7, 2020. Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during an unprecedented visit to Damascus as the prospect of war between Iran and the United States loomed over the region. Alexey DRUZHININ / SPUTNIK / AFP

January 13th, 2020 - 07:23 GMT

Putin Caught on Camera Making Fun of Trump With Assad