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President Al Sharaa to make landmark visit to New York this September. (Getty on The New Arab website 3 June 2025)

Syrian President expected to address the UN and meet with US officials in September

    4 June 2025. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is set to visit the US in September, delivering a speech at the UN General Assembly—the first by a Syrian leader in six decades. He will also hold discussions with US officials. A State Department spokesman said the US intends to “begin a new era” in its relations with Syria. Read more at: The Syrian Observer

    Trucks loaded with belongings of residents from the Areesha refugee camp who are returning home. (Photo © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf on UN News website 27 May 2025)

    Belongings of internally displaced Syrians returning home

      27 May 2025. Sanctions relief for Syria offers ‘powerful message of hope,’ says UN migration agency. The easing of sanctions sends “a powerful message of hope,” says UN agency. Since Assad’s overthrow, 500,000 refugees and 1.5 million internally displaced Syrians have returned home. In a reel, a woman reflects: “We were displaced for 13 years… now we feel like we’ve come out of a grave.” Read more at: UN News