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Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, meets with Debra Tice, left, the mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, left, and Nizar Zakka, head of non-profit Hostage Aid Worldwide, center, in Damascus, Syria, January 20, 2025. (SANA via AP)
January 20, 2025, 2:11 pm
In Syria, mother of missing journalist Austin Tice says Trump team offered help
Debra Tice has ‘productive meeting’ in Damascus with Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of Syria’s new administration, whom she describes as ‘dedicated and determined’ to get her son back
By Kareem Chehayeb and Albert Aji
Vast crowds of Syrians gather during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus's central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
December 13, 2024, 5:01 pm
Thousands celebrate in Damascus after first Friday prayers since fall of Assad regime
Insurgency leader Ahmad al-Shara calls on Syrians to ‘show happiness without shooting bullets and scaring people’; US seeks interim government that’s ‘inclusive and non-sectarian’
By Albert Aji and Matthew Lee
Syrian student officers stand next of the coffins of their comrades who were killed in a drone attack that hit a military graduation ceremony, during a mass funeral procession in Homs, Syria, October 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Abdelrahman Shaheen)
October 6, 2023, 7:24 pm
Funerals held in Syria for dozens of victims killed in deadliest attack in years
Attack that left at least 89 dead during military graduation ceremony likely to lead to renewed violence between government and insurgents
By Albert Aji and BASSEM MROUE
Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, waves to his supporters at a polling station during the Presidential elections in the town of Douma, in the eastern Ghouta region, near the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
September 20, 2023, 6:56 am
Syria’s Assad to visit China as Beijing boosts reach in Mideast
Trip will be Syrian leader’s first to Beijing since outbreak of his country’s civil war 12 years ago; China could play major role in future reconstruction
By Albert Aji and BASSEM MROUE
In this photo released by the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria, May 3, 2023. (Syrian Presidency via Facebook via AP)
May 3, 2023, 2:05 pm
Raisi meets Assad on first visit to Syria by an Iranian president in 13 years
Leaders sign series of long-term cooperation agreements, including on oil, agriculture and railways; rare meeting comes as some Arab countries have been warming up to Damascus
By Albert Aji and Kareem Chehayeb
A detail of a large mosaic that dates back to Roman era is seen in the town of Rastan, Syria, October 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
October 12, 2022, 4:16 pm
Syria unveils ancient Roman mosaic deemed most important find since conflict began
Artifact shown in 4th-century building features rare portrayal of ancient Amazon warriors in Roman mythology; armed groups tried to sell piece in 2017
By Albert Aji
Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria, speak during a press conference at the Press Club, in Beirut, Lebanon, December 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
August 17, 2022, 2:31 pm
Syria denies it detained US journalist, on 10th anniversary of his disappearance
Biden administration says it knows ‘with certainty’ Syria holding US journalist Austin Tice; Syria labels claims ‘misleading and illogical’
By Albert Aji and Bassam Mroue
Russian fighter jets on the tarmac at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria, February 16, 2016. (AFP/Stringer)
June 21, 2022, 9:47 pm
After Damascus airport strike, private Syrian airline flies to Russian airbase
Plane is first Syrian international flight to land at airport since Russia assumed control of it in 2015; flights diverted from Damascus airfield since alleged Israeli air strike
By Albert Aji
Aircraft participating in a joint drill, conducted by Russian and Syrian air forces in Syria, June 7, 2022. (Screen capture/Twitter)
June 8, 2022, 12:24 am
Syria, Russia carry out joint exercise after alleged Israeli airstrikes
Syrian aircraft battle against warplanes and drones while Russian jets provide cover in first drill since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine three months ago
By Albert Aji and Emanuel Fabian
In this photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE prime minister and ruler of Dubai, right, talks to Syrian President Bashar Assad during their meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, March 18, 2022. Assad travelled to the United Arab Emirates, marking his first visit to an Arab country since Syria's civil war erupted in 2011, his office said Friday. (Emirates News Agency via AP)
March 19, 2022, 12:38 am
Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to an Arab state since civil war
Visit is clearest sign yet that Arab world ready to reengage with Syrian dictator, who has been shunned since plunging his country into a brutal conflict
By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam
Syrian President Bashar Assad (right) speaks with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, in Damascus, Syria, on November 9, 2021. (SANA via AP)
November 9, 2021, 9:06 pm
UAE envoy’s Syria visit shows Arab world ready to reengage with Assad
Trip by top Emirati diplomat, the first since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, comes as Damascus seeks economic opportunity and Gulf looks to counter Iran
By Albert Aji and Bassam Mroue
People walk one the streets and sidewalk as the sun sets in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
October 20, 2021, 9:22 am
Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, killing 13
State TV says explosions rock downtown Damascus while people headed to work, school
By Albert Aji
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Syrian President Bashar Assad during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 13, 2021. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 14, 2021, 9:50 am
Putin hosts Syria’s Assad for talks on capturing rebel areas
Syrian state TV says the two discuss continued military operations in country’s long civil war, amid recent reports of Russian airstrikes on Idlib
By Albert Aji
Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, center left, receives Iran's new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, left, in Damascus, Syria, August 29, 2021. (SANA via AP)
August 30, 2021, 12:14 am
Iran and Syria vow to confront ‘economic terrorism’ of US sanctions
Meeting his Syrian counterpart, Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says two countries will aim to reduce pressure on their peoples
By Albert Aji
In this satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc., an oil spill is seen stretching off the coast near Baniyas, Syria, August 24, 2021. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
August 25, 2021, 3:45 pm
Massive oil spill caused by power plant leak spreads along Syrian coast
Satellite photos show the black tide reaching as far as 20 kilometers north of the Baniyas Thermal Station
By Albert Aji
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