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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 ...

Displaced Syrians who fled the Islamic State's capital of Raqqa before it fell to Syrian forces are housed in Ain Issa, a camp north of the city. (Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images)

October 13th, 2019 - 11:30 GMT

100 ISIS Relatives Flee Ain Issa Camp After Turkish Attacks

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference in Tehran on July 28, 2015 (AFP Photo/Behrouz Mehri)

October 13th, 2019 - 10:23 GMT

Iran Offers to Mediate Between Syria's Kurds and Turkey

Co-head of Syrian Future Party Hevrin Khalaf has been killed. (Twitter)

October 13th, 2019 - 09:32 GMT

Kurdish Party Leader Hevrin Khalaf Killed in Intense Turkish Syria Offensive

Turkey kept up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria on Saturday on the fourth day of an offensive that is drawing growing international condemnation, even from Washington. (Nazeer Al-khatib / AFP)

October 13th, 2019 - 08:52 GMT

Turkey's Offensive in Syria is Seen as a Chance for ISIS Revival

Protestors attend a demonstration against the Turkish military operation in northern Syria October 12, 2019 in New York City. (Johannes EISELE / AFP)

October 13th, 2019 - 07:58 GMT

Arab League Calls Turkish Offensive in Syria as ‘Invasion of Arab State'

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gives a press conference in Ankara on July 25. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 13th, 2019 - 07:38 GMT

Foreign Minister Cavusoglu: Turkey Doesn't Care About Sanctions

Turkey will not stop its operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, dismissing what he called "threats" from other countries. Ozan KOSE / AFP

October 12th, 2019 - 05:56 GMT

ISIS Prisoners Escape Jail Amid Turkish Attacks on Syria

Turkey has launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, with intensive bombardment followed by a ground offensive made possible by the withdrawal of US troops. (BULENT KILIC / AFP)

October 10th, 2019 - 11:51 GMT

Thousands of ISIS Prisoners May Flee Jail After Turkey's Attacks on Syria

The Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker. (Johnny Bugeja/AFP via Getty Images)

October 10th, 2019 - 09:55 GMT

Pompeo Accuses Iran of Lying, Selling 2.1 Million Barrels of Oil to Syria

A man waves a Turkish flag as Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters enter Tel Abyad from Turkish gate towards Syria in Akcakale in Sanliurfa province on October 10, 2019. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 10th, 2019 - 08:42 GMT

US Senators Call for Sanctions on Turkey for Syria's Kurd Attacks

UNHCR Jordan currently provides monthly cash assistance totalling around $5 million to approximately 28,500 Syrian families. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 10th, 2019 - 07:24 GMT

UNHCR Jordan Ensures Operation With More Money in its Coffers

Arab foreign ministers attend an emergency meeting of the Arab League in Egypt’s capital Cairo on January 10, 2016. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 10th, 2019 - 06:40 GMT

Arab League Plans Emergency Meet on Turkey's Offensive in North Syria